to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
birth; creation; formation
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
joint together; opposite; facing
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
making from scratch (esp. in model-making and information systems); full scratch building
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
viewing as a problem; problematizing
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company