to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
very important person; VIP
important person; strategic person; key figure
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
general mobilization; general mobilisation
precondition; prerequisite
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(not so) much; (not) very
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
comfort; consolation; diversion
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing