essential; important; crucial; vital; main
contents (of a container, stomach, etc.); things inside
deep regret; bitter disappointment; chagrin; vexation
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
worst; poor and boring; uncool
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
and (also); both ... and; as well as
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
cooperation; coordination; link
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
time; season; period; phase; stage
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)