extent; scope; sphere; range; span
useless; vain; aimless; idle
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
chance; opportunity; lucky break
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
determination; conviction
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
binoculars; field glasses
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
rapid development; rapid unfolding
to take over; to hand over
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact