appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
secret art; the mysteries
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
unqualified; without qualifications
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
briskly; quickly; promptly
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner
interval; step; pitch; key