to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
from the viewpoint of; according to
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
tendency; trend; inclination
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate