expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
natural; intrinsic; from birth
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
personal history; background; career
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
home; household; family; hearth
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
body; physical system; (the) person
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
belatedly; though a little too late
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
urgency; exigency; emergency
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to get one's head around; to think about
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
sentencing; pronouncement of a verdict; passing of sentence; declaration (of a diagnosis, bankruptcy, decision, etc.); announcement; pronouncement
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)