criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
go that far; to that extent
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
future (usually near); prospects
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to follow another's example
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
adds force or indicates command
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
use; utilization; utilisation; application
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
school of one's (first, second) choice
considerably; fairly; quite
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly