approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
consequence; outcome; result; blame
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
doing whatever one pleases
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
strong person; the strong; the powerful
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon