to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
subsidy; grant; subvention
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
system; institution; organization; organisation
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
true state; actual condition; reality
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
the front; honest; upright; decent
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
back (of a chair); backrest
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to need; to call for; to require
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
at least; at most; (even) just
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to rock; to shake; to swing
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly