congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
scale; scope; plan; structure
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
number one; first; best; most; game; round
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
please (give me); please (do for me)
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
preliminary arrangements; spade work
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to take a breath; to take a short rest
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
no, not like that (but like this)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
both hands; both arms; ten
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to ask; to enquire; to query
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but