organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to live; to make a living; to get on with
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
reform; reformation; reorganization
morning; morning coat; breakfast set (often a drink and toast); breakfast special
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
knowing; (an) acquaintance
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
borscht (Eastern European and Russian soup, usu. made with beets); borsch
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
author; writer; novelist; artist
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out