expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
relatively; comparatively
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
specialization; specialisation
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to pick up; to find; to gather
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual