starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
this is why; this means; it is the case that
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to discuss; to talk together
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
small; fine; detailed; stingy
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
number of persons; personnel
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
business conditions; trade conditions; financial situation
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things