essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to change completely; to change suddenly
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
the two views (of an object) referring to the same thing; being inseparable like the two sides of an object; two sides of the same coin
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
monthly publication; monthly issue
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
fixed date; settlement date
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
mail; postal matter; postal item
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
notice; notification; report; posting
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture