how long; how far; how much
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
it is not (like that) either
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
rebellious phase; rebellious age
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk