whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
travelling alone; solitary journey
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
departure; leaving; setting off
back (of a chair); backrest
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
cheap article; poor-quality article
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
highway; freeway; expressway; motorway
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
along; parallel to; in accordance with