to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
graduation ceremony; commencement
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be worried; to be troubled
to apologize; to apologise
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to manage something successfully; to be successful
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to some extent; to a certain extent
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
number of persons; personnel
parts; accessories; components
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
giving; provision; furnishing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
woodworking; woodworker; carpenter
commerce; trade; business
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
papermaking; paper manufacture
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
local specialty; special product (of a region)
ratio; proportion; percentage
of course; certainly; naturally
association; society; organization; organisation
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
Hasse; Hasse, Helmut (1898-1979) (mathematician)
three; three years of age