to mark the end; to spell the end
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to go past; to pass; to pass by
in comparison to; rather than
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
feeling; sense; impression
to be erected; to be built
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
manly; masculine; like a man
welcome!; nice to see you!
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
that is to say; so that means
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fluent (in a language); flowing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
so; like this; in this way
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)