soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
factory; plant; mill; workshop
genuine article; real thing; real deal
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
way (of doing); manner; method; means
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
form; shape; figure; visage
temporary sewing; basting
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)