minimum; lowest; minimal; least
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
rejoicing; glorification; exultation; celebration; enjoyment; singing praises
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
dock; thorough physical examination
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
physical work; manual labour (labor)
no sleep or rest; working day and night
incessant working; working non-stop
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
whatever the case; under any circumstances
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
base (military, expedition, etc.)
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
study; research; investigation
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
late at night; at a late hour
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
outside of; not covered by
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm