large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
each; (arch.) you (plural)
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
transcendence; excellence; superiority
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
rather; sooner; preferably
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
coming out (as gay, etc.)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to act the goody-goody; to pretend to be nice
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
regulation; adjustment; control
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest