to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to increase; to add to; to augment
scale; scope; plan; structure
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
(necessary) personnel; required person
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
while; during (the time when)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
as (for); for; in the capacity of
training (esp. in-service); induction course
schedule; program; programme; agenda
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
promotion; raising of status
such ... as; or some such
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
individual; private person; personal; private
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people