cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to look around; to look towards (us)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to form a pair (pairs); to partner
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
how; in what way; how about
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to look after (often medically); to take care of
much less; to say nothing of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
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.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
negotiations; discussions; connection
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
arrangement; pact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
beforehand; in advance; previously
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
in that way; thus; so; so?