slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to follow another's example
technical skill; ability; capacity
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
light; faint; pale; fleeting
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to look around; to survey
if you think about it; come to think of it
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
already; now; no longer; not any more
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
fixed; obvious; commonplace
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
opposite; reverse; contrary
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out