dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
front; frontage; facade; main
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to gain fame; to make one's name
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
atrocious; heinous; fiendish; brutal; vicious
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
only; just; solely; prostitute attached to a single member of the post-WWII occupation forces
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
witnessing; observing; sighting
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
priority; order of precedence
to change the position of
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
source of revenue; financial supporter
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
principal occupation; core business
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
treasure house; storage for valuable property
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)
all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal