growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
Central and South America
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
blank period; window period; interregnum
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
international; diplomatic intercourse
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
gag order; gag rule; gag law
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
all present; all concerned; all of us
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
to go out and away; to leave
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of