at every opportunity; whenever possible; whenever the occasion arises; from time to time; occasionally
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to be kind to; to treat kindly
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
malicious; deliberately mean
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
in one's own way or style
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
feather decoration; plume
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
as time passes; with the passing of time; with time
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room