discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to some extent; to a certain extent
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
early (days); initial stage; initial
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
older brother; elder brother
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown