understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
genius; prodigy; natural gift
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
versatility; multiplicity of use
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
independent; responsible; active; subjective
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to pass (of time); to elapse
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
progress; advance; improvement; development
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable