majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
to give an impression; to make an impression
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to differ; to vary; to disagree
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett