strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to be transparent; to show through
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
a cut above; one step above
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
simple honesty; tactless frankness
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action