roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to be able to manage somehow or other
to summon courage; to be brave
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
participant; entrant; player; competitor
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
wherein; therein; thereinto
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
two classes; double; two sets
as if it were about oneself
to cease; to stop; to be over
dozens; scores of; decades
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)