important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
to accept; to receive; to agree
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
unfortunately; regrettably
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
identification papers; ID
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
the place for; the time for; the level of
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
certificate; credentials; testimonial
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being