to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
authenticity; credibility
hostility; antagonism; opposition
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
key person; important person
(social) position; status
to throw at; to turn; to raise
every person; each one; everybody
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
failure; mistake; blunder
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
one end; an end; part; fragment
to glare at each other; to confront each other
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do