to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
writing; composition; essay; sentence
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
at least; at most; (even) just
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
the right person in the right place
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to take a breath; to take a short rest
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
place; room; margin; scope
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
pointing out; identification
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
multifunction machine; combination printer-copier-scanner-fax
to go past; to pass; to pass by
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to read (a book, etc.) over again
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
classification; categorization; sorting
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
all companies; each company
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced