appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one grade; first-class; primary
exclusive; attached to; specialist
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
some people; a few people; several people
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
reopening; resumption; restarting
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
very likely; very probable
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to begin talking; to open up
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly