activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
nature; property; disposition
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
convenient; handy; useful
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
rip-off; unfair overcharging; clip joint
production; output; turning out
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
such ... as; or some such
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
such ... as; or some such
possession; retention; maintenance
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation