to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
about; on; regarding; per; for every
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
automatic; intransitive verb
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
power; motive power; three-phase electricity
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
original author (of a work)
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)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
being based on; following (a rule, guidelines, etc.); conforming to (standards, regulations, etc.); complying with
that is to say; so that means
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan