to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
rival; competitor; competition
rising; ascending; climbing
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
muahaha (laughter); mwahahaha; bahaha; bwahaha
one's habitual behaviour (behavior); day-to-day conduct
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
(appropriate to) time, place, occasion
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)