development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
corridor; hallway; passageway
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
proposal; offer; request; application
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
bright sunshine; broad daylight
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
part; part-timer; part-time (work)