today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
accurate; correct; precise; exact
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
entreaty; supplication; petition
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
putting into operation; invocation
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
public order; public peace; public security; law and order