bubble on the surface of water; (coming to) nothing; naught; something short-lived
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
the Pied Piper of Hamelin
only; merely; but; no more than
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
decision; determination; resolution
to accept; to receive; to agree
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
sense of values; values; value system
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
practice; exercise; military exercise; manoeuvres; seminar
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)