starting up (e.g. business, computer)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
considerably; greatly; a lot
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
this, that and the other; this and that
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
clearing one's throat; cough
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
determination; resolution
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
wholeheartedly; single-mindedly; earnestly; intently; determinedly
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
recovery; undoing; recall
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
migration; move; emigration; immigration
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)