intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
even more; still more; further
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
troublesome; annoying; complicated
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
this sort of; this type of
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
I see; that's right; indeed
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
choices; alternatives; options
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to