to be a matter of life or death
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
again; once more; a second time
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
advance screening; preview; private showing; trade show
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
river; stream; River; the ... river
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
memory; sense; experience
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
late at night; at a late hour
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
rather; sooner; preferably
to become possible; to become able to (do)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
regular time; stated period
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP