assistance payment; subsidiary aid
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
bashing; fierce criticism; busing (catering); bussing; removing dirty plates, cutlery, etc. from a table in a restaurant
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
such ... as; or some such
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize