to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to spread; to be propagated
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
impossible to do (although wants to)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable