notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
such; like that; that sort of; very
concealment; suppression; hiding
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
question; inquiry; enquiry
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
knowing; (an) acquaintance
fifth day of the month; five days
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
world; society; people; the public
until now; so far; up to the present
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
beginning; outset; first; onset
libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour