rather; better; instead; if anything
fixed date; settlement date
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
construction at top speed
building time; construction period
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
estimate (of costs); budget
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
integrated production system
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
decision; determination; resolution
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
another bank; other bank; absence from home; going out
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sharing; share (on social media); market share
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)