bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
in comparison to; rather than
study; research; investigation
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
number one; first; best; most; game; round
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
very young; little; childish; immature
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(not so) much; (not) very
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
arm; skill; efforts; ability
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
that kind; competition; match
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
future (usually near); prospects
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
almost; roughly; approximately
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
genius; prodigy; natural gift
hard worker; hardworking person
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
is that so? (generally rhetorical)