process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
business world; business circles; (the) industry
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
news; word; tidings; omen
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
metre; meter; meter; gauge
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay
fire prevention; fire fighting; fire proof
items for rent; items for loan
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to encamp; to take up positions
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun