contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
forty-ninth day after a person's death
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
transactions; dealings; business
to employ; to hire; to charter
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
student (esp. a university student)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to live; to make a living; to get on with
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to close down a business; to shut a business