previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
slight increase; marginal rise
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
contest; comparison; competition
anonymity; using an assumed name
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
charming; fascinating; attractive
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
second term; second stage
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
to mind; to care; to worry
questionnaire results; survey results
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
(distinction of) sex; gender
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to breathe out; to exhale
last week; the week before
to have no chance (of succeeding)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself