main question; real issue at hand
sea level; (surface of) sea
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
in comparison to; rather than
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
cruise; navigation; sailing
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to slide into; to slip into
inattention; distraction; mind-wandering
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
world; society; people; the public
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
leader of a group of juvenile delinquents
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
two persons; two people; pair; couple