wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
very; much; greatly; a lot of
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to have the privilege of doing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
peace initiative; peace overture
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
decision; determination; resolution
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
technical advisor; expert advisor
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
critical point (temperature)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
polarized light; polarised light; polarization; polarisation
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
ongoing; in progress; afoot
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
now that you say that; now that you mention it
face; looks; vestiges; trace
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
like this; this sort; this way
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives