research and development; R&D
progress; advance; improvement; development
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
of course; certainly; naturally
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
story; tale; talk; discussion
whispering into a person's ear
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
investment; contribution; financing
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
rather; sooner; preferably
to reap completely; to trim up (the hair); to dress up
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
estimate (of costs); budget
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
near; nearby; not far off
government office; public office
unseasonable; out of season
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to cut into (a conversation); to interject