to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
father; dad; husband; you; he
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
genuine article; real thing; real deal
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
talk; dialogue; conversation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)