indulgence (in alcohol, women, etc.); debauchery; dissipation
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
random; unintentional; unintended
to dye; to colour; to color
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
front; frontage; facade; main
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
that's true; of course; obviously
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
penetration; permeation; transmission
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
but; however; provided that
entire world; whole world; world stage
change; alteration; modification
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
this world; this life; world of the living
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...