grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
specialist training; upper-level course
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
main point; gist; essentials; bones (e.g. of an idea); pith
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
minimum; at the very least
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
decision; settlement; definition
several weeks; a few weeks
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
imagination; supposition; guess
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
special training; intensive training; crash course
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)