choices; alternatives; options
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
notice; notification; report; posting
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
only; merely; but; no more than
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to read (a book, etc.) over again
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly