I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
duty; function; office; mission; task
commencing with; including
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
competent; suitable; qualified
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (of rooms); suite
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to repair again; to join again
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
board, plank or sheet shaped
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
combination; union; binding; bond
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to machine; to cut; to scrape
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
setting a place; setting the table
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
cloche (hat); cloche (domed cover)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded