threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
notice; notification; report; notification (on a smartphone, PC, etc.)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
at that time; in those days
student (esp. a university student)
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
establishment; settlement
succeeding; following; trailing; next
never ceasing; never ending
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
ability; performance; efficiency
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to press a question; to cross-examine
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
vomit; spew; confessing; extremely; really
to wring the neck; to strangle