arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to this extent; to this degree; this much
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
mass communication; mass media
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
international; diplomatic intercourse
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly