no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to subsist; to keep on living
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to detain; to check; to restrain
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
near; close by; within reach; familiar
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)