to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
choices; alternatives; options
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
good humour (humor); good mood
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to have a talk; to tell a story
story; tale; talk; discussion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to concern; to be related
to think too much; to be over-concerned
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
nature; property; disposition
grasp; catch; understanding
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
transport; transportation
people; men and women; each person; everybody
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
terrain; geographical features; topography