to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
already; now; no longer; not any more
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
bad influence; negative influence
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
practice; practising; experience
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be needed; to be wanted
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
reaction; response; reaction
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to attempt; to test; to try out
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state