various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
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)
ago; since; before; previous
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
war; battle; match; game; competition
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to employ; to hire; to charter
hotel charge; lodging expense
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
item; something that one "just has to have"
besides; in addition; also; moreover
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
environment; circumstance
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be found; to be discovered
early (days); initial stage; initial
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible