aptitude; aptness; suitability
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
that; the matter in question
willpower; energy; vitality
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
personal; individual; private
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
transparency; degree of clearness
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
stout; well-fleshed; well-padded; plump
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
authenticity; credibility