to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
all; entire; whole; altogether
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
pilothouse; wheelhouse; steering house
proposal; proposition; suggestion
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
that is to say; so that means
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
proper; right; reasonable
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
although I say; although one might say; although called
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
great difference; big difference; wide margin
now that; since; so long as; because
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)