first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
opinion; intention; thought
company president; manager; director
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
president (of a society); chairman
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
overseas deployment (e.g. military forces); overseas expansion (e.g. business operations)
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
misjudgement; misjudgment; erroneous judgement; miscarriage of justice
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case