attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
everybody; every last one of them; all
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
no need to guess; certainly
to comfort; to console; to amuse
treating someone like a child
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
paternal line; father's side of the family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with