plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
innocent; cherubic; childlike
gradually; slowly but steadily
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
racing (an engine); idling (an engine); going in circles (esp. argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
to stiffen; to become stiff
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to be in danger of; to be liable to
throughput; processing power
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!