always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
how; in what way; how about
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to attack; to assault; to assail
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
guidance; leadership; leading the way
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly