plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
those (near the second person)
that is to say; so that means
process; course; mechanism
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
revising (e.g. manuscript); rewriting; revised manuscript
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
to increase; to add to; to augment
interest (in something); enthusiasm
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)