tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
rise; improvement; uptrend
consequently; as a result
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
probability; likelihood; chances
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
from the beginning; from scratch
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage