present; current; in operation
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
before it happens; previously
to add (to); to add on; to append
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
true intention; underlying motive
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to be in danger of; to be liable to
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid