at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
several times; once or twice
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
no!; no no!; no, not at all
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
height (of a person); stature
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
in a day; in a brief space of time
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
hey; listen; look here; I say
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean