impossible; unlikely; improbable
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
all compositions; the entire composition
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
climax; peak; zenith; apex
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
few decades; many decades; several decades
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
dozens; scores of; decades
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
-less; lacking; non-existing
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
embodying; expressing concretely
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
with the exception of; excepting; excluding