holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
prominent; eminent; leading; foremost; distinguished
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
unfortunately; regrettably
complete; whole; perfect; safe
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
based on; on the basis of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
interruption; suspension; break
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
to tower over the surroundings
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
for this very reason; that is exactly why