to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
failure; mistake; blunder
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ultimate; final; last; eventual
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
set of three; three sets; three classes
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
group; party; team; squad; section
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
but; however; provided that