small; fine; detailed; stingy
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
how long; how far; how much
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
serious; severe; grave; acute
solution; solution strategy
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
just past noon; afternoon
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
being very busy; busyness