indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
but; however; provided that
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to refer to; to use as reference
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
for example; for instance; e.g.
accounting; administration (of money)
section manager; section chief
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cabin attendant; flight attendant; Certification Authority; CA; carbohydrate antigen; chronological age
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
such ... as; or some such
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
medicine for reducing fever; antifebrile; antipyretic; febrifuge
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
dose of medicine to be taken only once