to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to gather; to collect; to assemble
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
funny story; funny anecdote
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
all you want; as much as one wants
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
name; given name; first name
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like