one's post; place of work; workplace
attendance; presence; appearance
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
member (of a class); trainee; participant
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
killing two birds with one stone
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
considerably; greatly; a lot
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
some people; a few people; several people
coincident with; while; simultaneously
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
100,000,000; one hundred million
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
security for a loan; collateral