making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
several years; a few years
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ; to vary; to disagree
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
of course; certainly; naturally
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
study; diligence; discount; reduction
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
single word; a few words; brief comment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known