to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
should time and circumstances permit
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
complete; whole; perfect; safe
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
opinion; point of view; visual point
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)