a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
due form; official; formality
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
considerably; fairly; quite
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
height (of body); stature
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent