betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
application; request; petition
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
overall victory; championship
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
interruption; suspension; break
headquarters; head office; main office
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be lacking in options; to be too few
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to put one's hand on; to touch
(not) even once; (not) ever
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)