popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
hostess (in a hostess bar)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
when; how soon; how long until
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
infection; contagion; becoming infected
degeneration; retrogression
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
armed forces; military; troops
link; directory entry; rink
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
orders; instructions; directive; command
development; exploitation
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
schedule; program; programme; agenda
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground