candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to attempt; to test; to try out
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
head with grey hair (gray); grey head
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
such; this sort of; like this
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
until now; so far; up to the present
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
perfect; complete; flawless
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to devour; to bite to death
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
danger; peril; hazard; risk