at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to be transparent; to show through
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
patching up (e.g. a failure); covering up (e.g. a mistake); glossing over
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
tool; implement; means; furniture
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
rational; reasonable; logical
making practical; making useful; implementing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
development; exploitation
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
literally; to the letter; literal
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
modesty; humility; being humble
special; particular; peculiar; unique
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
to accept; to receive; to agree
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by