magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
step; stride; counter for steps
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
as (for); for; in the capacity of
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that