face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
company secret; information for internal use only
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
crossing (a road, river, etc.); cutting through (e.g. of a river through a town); crossing (east-west); traversing; cutting horizontally; sectioning laterally
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
intuition; instinct; hunch
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty