ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to some extent; to a certain extent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
armed forces; military; troops
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
number one; first; best; most; game; round
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to be found; to be discovered
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
simply; merely; only; solely