demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
major stockholder; large shareholder
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)