sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
in the meanwhile; during the time
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
door; gate; opening; title page
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
failure; mistake; blunder
combination; union; binding; bond
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to mix; to blend; to combine
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be helpful; to be useful
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
minimum; minuscule; local minimum
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise