drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
script; libretto; scenario
delivery; transfer; hand-over
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
modernization; modernisation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
society; public; community; social studies
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
cold brew (coffee, tea, etc.); infusing in cold water
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to glare at each other; to confront each other
company president; manager; director
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
dominion; territory; possession
spine; backbone; spinal column
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
as you can imagine; as you might guess
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be enraged; to flip out