development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
leaving everything up to someone else
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
idealistic thought (argument)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
introspection; reflection on one's self
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
beyond this point; from now on; after this
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal