seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
(not so) much; (not) very
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
legendary beast; magical beast
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
income; receipts; revenue
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
contrary to one's expectations
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
among these; between these; of these
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
northern part; the north (of a region)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)