even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to cease; to stop; to be over
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
not necessarily so; is not always true
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
diagnosis; medical examination
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
in terms of; from the point of view of
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
scenery; scene; landscape
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort