consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
of course; certainly; naturally
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to discuss; to talk together
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
(some) more; even more; longer; further
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
such ... as; or some such
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
than; from; out of; except; but; more
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
when it becomes; when it comes to
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
story; tale; talk; discussion
don't you think?; indicates question
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
base (military, expedition, etc.)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...