December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
multinational; transnational
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
employment (long term); hire
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
special; particular; peculiar; unique
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
action of making something; -ification
future (usually near); prospects
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
don't you think?; indicates question
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
tenth day of the month; ten days
twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
eighth day of the month; eight days
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(some) more; even more; longer; further
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks