to ascertain; to check; to make sure
in comparison to; rather than
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
bargain goods; loss leader; eye-catching goods; featured product
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
completely; all the way; altogether; bodily
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
radio-controlled aircraft; RC airplane
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
if so; in that case; in that situation
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
historic; historical; traditional
instant; moment; for an instant
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more