account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
environment; circumstance
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
wherein; therein; thereinto
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
authority; power; influence
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
invitation; summons; bidding (e.g. to host the Olympics); calling
failure; mistake; blunder
because of; owing to; due to
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
at that time; in those days
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to put on airs; to assume importance
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
function; facility; faculty; feature
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)