average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
installment; instalment; premium; bill
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
countermeasure; counter-measure
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
decrease; reduction; decline
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
river surface; surface of a river
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about