elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
way; method; means; resource; course
hey there; I say; see here
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
cooperation; collaboration
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to roll up or pull up (sleeves, skirt, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to face; to go towards; to head towards
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)