what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
branch manager; manager of a branch office
settlement; payment of account
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
only the results matter; it's all about the results
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
question; inquiry; enquiry
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along