to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
several weeks; a few weeks
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
much less; to say nothing of
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
fantastic; bizarre; incredible; unbelievable
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
land subsidence; decline in influence
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base