reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
information media; press; news organs
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to have an eye on; to zero in on
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
intelligence operative; spy
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality