concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
to call in; to invite; to bring in
useless resistance; vain struggle
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
company president; manager; director
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
help; assistance; service
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
front; frontage; facade; main
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive