great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to raise one's voice; to shout
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
so; therefore; and; (and) then
first person; self-reference term; term used to refer to oneself in the first person
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
poisonous; venomous; hateful; detestable; gaudy; garish
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
implication; connotation; (material) implication; material conditional
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
both; both sides; both parties
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
tips of one's hair; hair ends
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
tactician; strategist; schemer; maneuverer
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with