long time; long interval; for quite some time
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
if you think about it; come to think of it
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
guess; conjecture; surmise
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to be strangled; to be constricted
number of times; frequency; count
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
impossible; unlikely; improbable
fatty layer; layer of fat
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
place; room; margin; scope
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)