maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
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
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to concern; to be related
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
link; directory entry; rink
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one chance; only opportunity
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...