sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
development; exploitation
leadership; initiative; spearhead
duty; function; office; mission; task
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
favour; favor; warm friendship
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
very; much; greatly; a lot of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
belief; faith; conviction
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
how should I know?; don't ask me
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
surely (not); certainly (not)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
good humour (humor); good mood
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can