thought; consideration; thinking
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
company; corporation; workplace
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
this is why; this means; it is the case that
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
way of speaking; intimation
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to become better; to improve
lack of information; data deficiency
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
competing companies; rival companies
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
very much; very many; more and more
being on duty; person on duty
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
morning; forenoon; just before noon
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest