moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
no vacancy; full occupancy
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
prison; jail; slammer; pen
return; giving back; giving up; relinquishing; surrendering
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to use (something) as a selling point
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
bashing; fierce criticism; bussing; busing; removing dirty dishes from tables in a restaurant
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
simple chicken and rice stir fry dish (usu. flavoured with ketchup or tomato puree)
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful