may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
wet nurse; nursing mother
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
this and that; one thing and another
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
yoke; constraints; oppression
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
pride; boast; credit (to)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to order; to command; to appoint
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)