to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
way of speaking; intimation
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
impossible; unlikely; improbable
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
to leave as it is; to defer
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
reputation; public opinion
the other day; a few days ago
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
to continue (going along some trend)
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
sly; cunning; sneaky; miserly; mean; stingy
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming