specially equipped; customized; customised
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
100,000; hundred thousand
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
author; writer; novelist; artist
potsherd; shard; fragment of pottery
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to take; to catch; to capture
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to become better; to improve
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to concern; to be related
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to have troubles; to have concerns
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
since when; from when; how long
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned