function; facility; faculty; feature
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
don't you think?; indicates question
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
incident; affair; happening; event
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
fluent (in a language); flowing
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
from the beginning; from scratch
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
descendant; posterity; offspring
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
surname; family name; last name
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize