immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
unidentified flying object; UFO
gradations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); division; scale
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
universal serial bus; USB
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
associate editor; deputy editor
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
business trip; official trip
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
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
to telephone; to make a phone call
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate