to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
cooperation; collaboration
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
production (e.g. play); direction
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
suddenly; abruptly; quickly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
with a click; with a snap
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
police; police officer; police station
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like