to trace back to (the origins of something)
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
just one person; only one
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
how long; how far; how much
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth