simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
to concern; to be related
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
race (of people); type of person
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
welcome; (warm) reception
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
to pass (of time); to elapse