to concentrate one's effort (on something)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
may ... be with you; may there be ...
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
if you think about it; come to think of it
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
randori (freestyle judo training)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
exceptional item; extraordinary product
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
absolute pitch; perfect pitch
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
key (on a piano, organ, etc.)