to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
work-in-progress; working state
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
at first; in the beginning; originally
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to be able to manage somehow or other
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
murder; homicide; manslaughter
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
these guys; these fellows
that's true; of course; obviously
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously