grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to repeat; to do something over again
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
at that time; in those days
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
public highway; local street; open road; ordinary road
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
call; summons; convening; convocation
to discuss; to talk together
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth