present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
cooperation; collaboration
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
business discussion; negotiation
to employ; to hire; to charter
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
100,000; hundred thousand
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
world; society; people; the public
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to overdo; to do too much
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
on one hand; on the other hand
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think