number one; first; best; most; game; round
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
long military service; having experienced many battles
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
something like ...; something called ...
welcome!; nice to see you!
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to be infected; to be contagious
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
in this way; thus; such; uh...
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
changing completely; transformation
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
training; drill; practice; discipline
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
even more; still more; further
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
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)
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)