first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
although I say; although one might say; although called
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
settlement; solution; resolution
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
score (in a game); full score
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to become fraught with emotion
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)