maintenance; preservation; improvement
function; facility; faculty; feature
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
huge rock; firmness; solidity
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be born; to come into the world
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
(period of) a year; during an era
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to bring; to take; to bring about
but; however; provided that
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment