preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
genius; prodigy; natural gift
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
successively; one after another
chair; stool; post; office; position
standing in a group; standing up in unison
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse