astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
enumeration; citation; listing
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
accumulation; accumulate; store
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to check; to stop; to keep back
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to do for (the sake of someone else)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
business discussion; negotiation
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)