to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
conclusion; end; settlement; balance; harmony; fitting (in)
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
draw; tie; quits; even; square
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
empty lot; vacant plot of land
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to be led by; to be headed by
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
world situation; world affairs
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
calming down; quieting down
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
having said that; be that as it may
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
to blow off; to be blown off
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
complete stranger; total stranger
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
person obsessed with thoughts of sex
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
(medical) follow-up; observation
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
it hasn't been long since
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
attractiveness; charm; amiability
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
vigorous; cheerful; assertive