entirely; completely; all; nothing but
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
clear; precise; definite; distinct
otherwise; if not; or else
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
humanism; love for humanity
world peace; peace of the world
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
silence (not speaking); muteness
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
ten; 10; ten years of age
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
personal; individual; private
musical composition; melody writing; song writing
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
future (usually near); prospects
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game