more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
interview (e.g. for a job)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
every year; yearly; annually
question and answer session
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
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.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
half and half; fifty-fifty
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
form; shape; figure; visage
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever