happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
time; season; period; phase; stage
ability; capability; skill
from the beginning; from scratch
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
for the first time in one's life
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
number of persons; personnel
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
instead; but (on the other hand)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to leave as is; to ignore
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
I see; that's right; indeed
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain