to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
difficult to say which of the two is better; hard to tell which is better; (there is) little to choose between them
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
meeting convened to discuss issues; planning conference; review meeting; feedback session; investigative commission
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
way of calling (something or someone)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
bringing; taking; carrying
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
else; in addition; besides
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
chance; opportunity; occasion
soon; shortly; nearly; almost