to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
conviction; belief; confidence
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
financial products; financial instruments
study; research; investigation
broadband; brokers' broker
innumerable; countless; numberless
realistic; practical; feasible
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
opposition party; political opposition; opposition
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
way; method; means; resource; course
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
clear; precise; definite; distinct
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
text; provisions (act, treaty)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once