general idea; concept; notion
astringency; constriction; collecting (e.g. opinions); putting together; extraction (of taxes); convergence (of light); convergence
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
event; phenomenon; matter
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
long ago; already; a long time ago
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
individual; private person; personal; private
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
don't you think?; indicates question
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
go that far; to that extent
if you think about it; come to think of it
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to pay attention; to be watchful
had better ...; had better not ...
even though things may appear this way
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint