attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
how; in what way; how about
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
interval; break; pause; spare moment
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
beginning; outset; first; onset
to be found; to be discovered
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
macromolecule; high polymer
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
advanced materials; new high-tech materials
discovery; detection; finding
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
progress; advance; improvement; development
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
and yet; though; when; in spite of
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
considerably; fairly; quite
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
official announcement; proclamation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)