reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
piece; fragment; one (object)
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be too numerous; to be too much
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
about; concerning; related to; -ish
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
priority; order of precedence
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
having said that; on the other hand
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to spread; to be propagated
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
each and all; every single one; everybody
lacking cargo; in ballast
passage; fare; shipping charges
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
lodging host; lodging place
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)