slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
a little bit; a little while
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
lay-up (in basketball and golf); layup
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
to bring; to take; to bring about
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
this and that; various things
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
form; method; system; formula
the very best; excellent; superb
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
grasp; catch; understanding
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into