mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
older sister; elder sister
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age