push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
preparation; arrangements
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
underestimation; undervaluation
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to become inverted; to become reversed
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
that is to say; so that means
very much; very many; more and more
it's no joke; gimme a break!
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
(switched) off; off-season; offset; off-road; offline; offline get-together; offside
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness