expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
starting (construction) work
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
plan; protocol; manifest; program
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
construction; establishment
place; situation; position; location
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
catchphrase (esp. in advertising)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
children's story; fairy tale
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
totally willing; fully motivated
no-good man; (male) loser
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to harmonize; to harmonise; to be in harmony; to say the same thing in unison (inadvertently)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official