may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to be dispersed; to get separated
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
besides; in addition; also; moreover
preference; priority; precedence
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
any more; any further; any better; any longer
the same generation; coeval
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
although I say; although one might say; although called
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
criticism; critique; review; commentary
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
journal; magazine; periodical
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
in succession; one by one
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to finish reading; to read through