to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(police) detective; criminal matter
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
big corporation; major firm; leading company
corporate (e.g. sports team); business organization; business corporation
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to refuse; to decline; to deny
even if; even though; however; no matter how
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
beginning; outset; first; onset
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
establishment; settlement
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion