group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
living thing; organism; creature; biology
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
end; close; conclusion; termination
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
(social) position; status
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
present continuous tense; present progressive form
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
hostility; animosity; enmity
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
interval; break; rift (in clouds)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
considerably; greatly; a lot
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
disassembly; dismantling; factorization; decomposition; resolution; deblocking