unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
even though; despite; when
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
large number (of); many; majority
each time it happens; at all such times
dozens; scores of; decades
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
direct connection; direct link
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
annual (plant); first-year student
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
career enhancement; improving one's career prospects
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time