above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
from the viewpoint of; according to
to subsist; to keep on living
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
and then; and so; and; so then
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
should; must; -able; probably; likely
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
composite; combined; complex
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
stone (used for throwing)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking