to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
political measures; policy
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to do (something) before (something or someone else); to be ahead of (others, the times, etc.)
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
and then; and so; and; so then
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
danger; peril; hazard; risk
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
position; job; employment; opening
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
compensation payment; reparation
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
unceasing; never-ending; endless
quarrel; dispute; argument
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
surely; certainly; without doubt
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)