at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
it is not (like that) either
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
even if; even though; however; no matter how
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
in the end; at the end of the day
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
indicate reason; infers some protest
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to use and then throw away
riskiness; (level of) danger
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to face; to go towards; to head towards
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
that; the matter in question
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to sigh; to breathe a sigh