treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
outsider; someone outside of a group
interruption; interference; butting in
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
that's the way it is; such is life
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
business diary; job sheet; operational record; logbook
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
very; greatly; exceedingly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be opposite; to face each other
form; shape; figure; visage
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture