almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
many people; a large number of people
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
striking; remarkable; considerable
a dime a dozen; two a penny
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
abusive voice; scolding voice; angry words
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
unfairness; injustice; partiality
president (of a society); chairman
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
thereupon; shortly thereafter
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
headquarters; head office; main office
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
impossible to do (although wants to)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; loss of face
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
donor; contributor; provider
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged