new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
nothing but; except; no more than
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
contact; touch; contact lens
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
coordination; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
how; in what way; how about
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
instability; insecurity; crankiness
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to perform; to play; to act
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)