to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to be exhausted; to be tired out
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
number of articles; quantity
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
management; administration; operation
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
new menu item; new dish on a menu
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
difficult to ...; hard to ...