earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
high dimension; higher dimensions
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
change; alteration; modification
telecommunication equipment
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
explanation; interpretation
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
remarkable; striking; obvious
number of times; frequency; count
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
safety; welfare; well-being
height (of body); stature
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned