announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
many; numerous; various; large number of
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to need; to call for; to require
living thing; living creature; animal; life
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
to hide; to keep to oneself
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
late at night; at a late hour
to call out; to ask someone to come
please sit down; please have a seat
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season
reaction; response; reaction
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
every year; yearly; annually
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually