clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
preference; priority; precedence
but; however; provided that
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
weight; heavyweight boxer
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
great difference; big difference; wide margin
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
furniture store; furniture dealer
picking; collecting; harvesting
terrain; geographical features; topography
close-up; bringing attention (to); bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny