development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
speech; expression; wording; language
to manage something successfully; to be successful
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
stature; build; height; size; physique
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
great difference; big difference; wide margin
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
outward appearance; looks
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
very popular; highly favoured