unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be discouraged; to shrink from
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
headquarters; head office; main office
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
branch office; branch store
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
name; given name; first name
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke