first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
such; like that; that sort of; very
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
things depend on how you look at them
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
ill-preparedness; insufficient preparation; lack of preparation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
in that way; thus; so; so?
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to be found; to be discovered
perfect; complete; flawless
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
state of emergency; emergency; crisis