point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to lose a closely fought contest
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
himself; yourself; herself
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to face on; to look out on to
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
relation; connection; relevance
murder; homicide; manslaughter
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
calming down; quieting down
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
person who has committed suicide
just now; a moment ago; this very minute