to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
interested person; volunteer; supporter
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to fight against; to oppose; to face
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
leadership; initiative; spearhead
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
feigned tears; crocodile tears
damp; moist (negative nuance)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
tree (e.g. Christmas); tree structure; tree diagram
storehouse; warehouse; godown
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
item; commodity; list of articles
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
difficult problem; challenge
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep