reduction by half; halving
close; intimate; on good terms
in the morning; during the morning
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
business discussion; negotiation
trembling slightly; quivering softly; swaying gently; softly; springy
social meeting place; watering hole
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
rest; break; recess; intermission
commendation ceremony; award ceremony
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
to incur someone's enmity
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
reopening; resumption; restarting
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
dealing with; coping with
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry