one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
good-quality; superior in quality
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
baton (of command); order; command; direction
innovation; new departure; milestone; breakthrough
science and technology; scientific technique
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
when it becomes; when it comes to
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
(short) rest; breather; break
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
original story; original version; this volume
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...