tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
in comparison to; rather than
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
considerably; fairly; quite
probability; likelihood; chances
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
that is to say; so that means
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to gather; to collect; to assemble
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to ask a question; to ask questions
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
company director; board member
question; inquiry; enquiry
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
to be silent; to say nothing
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
fine weather; fair weather
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
serious; not joking; straight
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength