advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
chorus (esp. in Greek drama); choir
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to rule; to govern; to administer
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern