a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
public safety; public welfare
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
system; institution; organization; organisation
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
society; public; community; social studies
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to accept; to receive; to agree