stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
perfect; complete; flawless
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
great difference; major mistake
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
at least; at most; (even) just
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to turn towards; to point
tension; mental strain; nervousness
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to some extent; to a certain extent
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
audience; spectator; spectators
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)