official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
decision; settlement; definition
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
selection; choice; option
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
will not do; do not; does not
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
hard worker; hardworking person
memory; sense; experience
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
preface; introduction; preamble
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
advance; moving forward; progress
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to lose heart; to lose motivation
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
primary school; elementary school; grade school
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
and; thereupon; because of that