service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
how; in what way; how about
postponement; deferment; adjournment
review; reconsideration; revision
proper; respectable; decent; honest
(one's) peers; people around one
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
slight; little; insignificant
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
remaining quantity; residual quantity
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
decrease; reduction; decline
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
impossible; unlikely; improbable
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre