director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be surprised; to be astonished
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(committee) chairman; president
in this way; thus; such; uh...
money-making; earning money
country with a high level of culture
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
use; utilization; utilisation; application
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity