wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
outward appearance; apparent
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
article; news story; report; account
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to find out; to discover; to locate
useless; vain; aimless; idle
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
about when; about what time; how soon
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
help wanted advertisements
ten; 10; ten years of age
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
such ... as; or some such
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
acid; sourness; sour taste
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out