to continue to increase; to continue to mount
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
nature; property; disposition
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
weight; heavyweight boxer
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
how long; how far; how much
several sheets (flat objects)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression