wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
district; section; sector
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
clearing one's throat; cough
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
license; permit; licence; certificate
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
to be able to manage somehow or another
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity