clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
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)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to triumph; to be elated with success
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
we have a result!; game over!; match!
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
birth; creation; formation
front; frontage; facade; main
catercorner; diagonally opposite
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be opposite; to face each other
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight