decrease; reduction; decline
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
time; hour; period; class
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
paid vacation; paid holiday
business trip; official trip
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
that is to say; so that means
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
job hunting; job searching
antiquity; the previous era
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good