extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
beginning; outset; first; onset
waste of time; killing time
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
image quality (film, video, etc.)
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
originally; by nature; from the start
somewhat below; slightly below
to succeed; to bear fruit
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
rising; ascending; climbing
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
millions; several million; a few million
plural; multiple; several
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
steady; sound; reliable; solid