appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
results; record; grades; marks
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
study; pursuit of knowledge
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to be hurtful; to resonate emotionally (with one)
short pause; short interval
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
finishing blow; coup de grâce
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
with a start; with a jump
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
honor; honour; credit; prestige
preference; priority; precedence
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look