due form; official; formality
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
index; indices; indicator
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
liquidity (esp. financial); fluidity; mobility (social, job, etc.)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend