to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
too much; excessively; too
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
personal; individual; private
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
should; must; -able; probably; likely
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
tide; current; tendency; trend
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
most important condition (for); first prerequisite
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to repeat; to be frequent
postponement; deferment; adjournment
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance