to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to run about trying to escape
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning