starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to some extent; to a certain extent
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
blur; blurred; indistinct
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor