skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
planning; plan; project; arrangements
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
1G; first generation (of wireless cellular technology)
marshland; wetland; swampland
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
to strike out; to start swimming
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to mistake (for something or someone else); to misread; to misjudge
reestablish; reset (a password)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
centre line; center line; central line
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
mid-air breakage; mid-air disintegration