to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
labor union; labour union; trade union
work style; way of working
reform; reformation; reorganization
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
thought; consideration; thinking
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
(not) even once; (not) ever
because of; owing to; due to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
being too late; losing one's final chance
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be softened; to calm down
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)