beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
spread; span; expanse; extent
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
symbolization; coding; encoding
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
tax and service charge included; all-inclusive; with everything included
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
eccentric; crank; oddball
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
hungry (e.g. for success)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
adverse circumstances; adversity
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness