to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
the other day; lately; recently
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
nothing but; except; no more than
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
second; number two; runner-up
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
largest amount of money; maximum amount of money
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
reality; actuality; hard fact
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
(economic) depression; recession; slump
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful