top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
originally; by nature; from the start
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
such ... as; or some such
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
together; at the same time; same; identical
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to be needed; to be wanted
this week's issue (e.g. magazine)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
another time; some other time
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
bank; banking institution
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather