to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
anything and everything; just about everything
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
future prospects; promise
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
decrease; reduction; decline
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
introducing (a bill); presentation; departure on a journey
due form; official; formality
difference; discrepancy; variation
to become clear; to be made public
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
lingering snow; snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
neck; head; dismissal; discharge