above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
city police; municipal police
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to win and advance to the next round
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
accumulation; accumulate; store
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
but; however; provided that
process; course; mechanism
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
alone; by oneself; on one's own
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I see; that's right; indeed
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
teacher; instructor; professor
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough