omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
by myself; in person; by oneself
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to attempt; to test; to try out
scriptwriter; screenwriter
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
of course; certainly; naturally
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
ago; since; before; previous
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
the extraordinary; the unusual; the unexpected
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
immersion; being absorbed in
to call in; to invite; to bring in