thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
until now; so far; up to the present
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
society; public; community; social studies
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
pointing out; identification
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering