to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
please; somehow or other; one way or another
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
to take command; to give direction
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
proposal; proposition; suggestion
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
subdivision (into small parts)
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
tone (of voice); manner of talking
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
had better ...; had better not ...
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit