to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to be silent; to say nothing
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
management; administration; operation
should; must; -able; probably; likely
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
topic of discussion; agenda
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
considerably; fairly; quite
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
point in question (at issue)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
how; in what way; in what manner
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
difficult to ...; hard to ...
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)