recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
society; public; community; social studies
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
sympathy; empathy; response
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
number one; first; best; most; game; round
sincere; earnest; serious
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
at least; at most; (even) just
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)