a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
class action; class-action suit; class-action lawsuit
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
construction; establishment
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
poor physical health; bad shape
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
serious; severe; grave; acute
health hazard; health damage
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
free (of charge); gratuitous
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become