sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
if so; in that case; in that situation
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to press a question; to cross-examine
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
bolt from the blue; great surprise
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dream for the future; hopes for the future
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
bad influence; negative influence
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
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)
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects