detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
everything working out as desired
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
to begin to walk; to set out
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
right under; directly below
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
mirror surface; lens surface
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
transparency; degree of clearness
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross