it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
two times; twice; two degrees
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs