with a snap; with a crack
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
comparatively; relatively
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
starting line (in a race); start line; starting point
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
that is to say; so that means
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
rich person; wealthy person
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
burning at the stake; execution by burning
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend