voting; ballot; poll; vote
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
interference; intervention; meddling
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to be helpful; to be useful
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
source of information; intelligence source; message source
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
even if not; even without
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
war; fighting; fierce competition
epidemic; plague; pestilence
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
one person; another name; nickname; alias
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
cook-house; galley; kitchen
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
new menu item; new dish on a menu
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)