people; men and women; each person; everybody
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
vice-minister; undersecretary
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
incompetent; have no merit
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
future (usually near); prospects
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to be helpful; to be useful
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
accomplishment; execution
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to apologize; to apologise
final; eventual; ultimate
technique; art; skill; move