to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
progress; advance; improvement; development
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
feeling; sense; impression
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
the public; general public
study; diligence; discount; reduction
successive generations; successive emperors
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
accumulation (e.g. of emotions, grievances, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
(a place) within one's reach
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
official business; public business
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not