valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
(not) so much; (not) that much
than; from; out of; except; but; more
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
interview (e.g. for a job)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
number one; first; best; most; game; round
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
very; extremely; excessively
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
good performance; good work; great success
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...