exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to become better; to improve
image quality (film, video, etc.)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
great difference; big difference; wide margin
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
it can't be helped; so it goes
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
construction; architecture (of buildings)
tenement house; row house
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(game of) whack-a-mole; whac-a-mole
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
irritation; annoyance; frustration
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)