polish; improvement; burnishing
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
speaking voice; talking voice
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
I'd be lying if I said ...
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
calling by name; designation; nomination
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
consists of; comprises; is made up of
beyond that point; after that
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
total hours spent working
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
class; heading; group; category
number of votes polled; poll votes
most (numerous); largest (number of)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
provisional ruling; tentative ruling
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
to rest one's chin in one's hands
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete