to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
way; method; means; (technical) specification
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
main cause; primary factor
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
tenth day of the month; ten days
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
every month; each month; monthly
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
millions; several million; a few million
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to become excited; to grow lively
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case