late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
presence; sitting with; being with
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
mental; spiritual; emotional
considerably; fairly; quite
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to do together; to share; to participate in
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
preference; priority; precedence
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
not necessarily so; is not always true
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess