complete recovery of health
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
difference; discrepancy; variation
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
shameless; shameless person
support; backing; aid; assistance
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
sound; noise; acoustics; reverberation; echo; audio
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
amount of material resources
king; monarch; ruler; champion
happy tears; tears of joy
high; noble; refined; advanced
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
Arctic Circle; the Arctic
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
main purpose; primary objective
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
much less; to say nothing of
deformity; malformation; strange shape; unusual shape
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
bow (and arrow); unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet); unit of distance for land surveying (approx. eight feet)