astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
technical skill; ability; capacity
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to recall; to remember; to recollect
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
spot; point; place; position
why; how; for what reason
such; like that; in that way
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to have an eye on; to zero in on
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure