economical; efficient; lean; compact
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
according to plan; as planned; on target
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
to understand; to make out
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to defy conventional wisdom
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
course; route; path; process; stages
consequently; as a result
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
light and darkness; light and shade
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead (in points, goals, etc. during a match)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in