elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
such ... as; or some such
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
capacity; volume; capacitance
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
(getting a) perfect score; scoring 100; grading students on a scale of one hundred; doing perfectly (in a test); leaving nothing to be desired
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
even if not; even without
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute