emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
nothing but; except; no more than
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
windshield (esp. on a motorcycle); windscreen
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
quick-witted; quick to understand
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
continuation; succession; series; continuous
elementary; basic; rudimentary
practice by repetition; learning by rote
interference; intervention; meddling
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
certain; definite; clear; credible
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before