to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
both; both sides; both parties
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
settlement; solution; resolution
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
nod; inclination of the head
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
hot topic; talk of the town
establishing; founding; setting up; organizing; establishment
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
no!; no no!; no, not at all
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
in the end; on top of that
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
alone; unaided; away from home
comparatively; relatively