safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I see; that's right; indeed
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
instability; insecurity; crankiness
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
to turn towards; to point
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to be surprised; to be astonished
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour