1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
having said that; on the other hand
(social) class; rank; grade
second; number two; runner-up
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body; to be helpful
tradition; legend; folklore
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
substitute article; back-up
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to lose sight of; to miss
to find out; to discover; to locate
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
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
choices; alternatives; options
to be too numerous; to be too much
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis