town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
pollution; contamination; corruption; graft
to concern; to be related
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
main question; real issue at hand
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
study; diligence; discount; reduction
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
only; merely; but; no more than
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
already; now; no longer; not any more
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)