complete victory; total victory
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to do someone in; to bump someone off
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
existence; being; presence
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
getting carried away; going too far; overdoing
entertainment; amusement; fun
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
classification; categorization; sorting
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
as expected; as predicted
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
log; log; logarithm; log (tree trunk or branch); logbook (of a ship or aircraft); log (device for measuring the speed of a ship)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)