standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
demerit system; points-off system
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
while; even though; despite
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
number two; second in command
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)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
while; during; while; although; all; both
true state; actual condition; reality
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that; the matter in question
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to make an appeal to the confidence of
should; must; -able; probably; likely
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
secretary; councillor; councilor
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
have a good day; take care; see you