potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
company; corporation; workplace
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
compensatory holiday (for working on a day off); time in lieu
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
woman; lady; adult female
priority seat; courtesy seat; seat provided in trains, buses, etc. for the use of the disabled, young children, the elderly, pregnant women, etc.
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
left side; left-hand side
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
nausea; sickness in the stomach
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion