top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
strength; power; proficiency; ability
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
treatment; service; handling; management
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
shopping; purchased goods
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to pass (of time); to elapse
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
considerably; fairly; quite
security firm; security company
depression; recession; slump
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish