next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
home area; home town; local
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
materials; data; document
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dilution; watering down; inflation (of budget, claim, etc.); padding
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
thorough; exhaustive; complete
account book; register; ledger
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
financier; business leader
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
three generations; three periods; third generation
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
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)
older brother; elder brother
older sister; elder sister
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to