to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
contract; compact; agreement
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to be profitable; to yield a profit
impossible; unlikely; improbable
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
800,000; eight hundred thousand
to be erected; to be built
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
amount of money; sum of money
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
instant; moment; for an instant
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
review; reconsideration; revision
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to blame; to find fault with
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
anything and everything; just about everything
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...