yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
of course; certainly; naturally
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cannot be compared with; no match for
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
elevation; height above sea level
metre; meter; meter; gauge
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
warm district; region of mild climate
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
wintry desolation; poor business conditions
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
high place; high altitude; heights; broad view
when it becomes; when it comes to
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money