before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
how; in what way; how about
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to face; to go towards; to head towards
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to set (e.g. a diamond); to plug in (to a formula); to entrap; to take (someone) in
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
battlefield; battleground
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
performance of one's official duties
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening