origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
name; given name; first name
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to some extent; to a certain extent
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to be biased; to have a bias
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
number of persons; personnel
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard