top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to become better; to improve
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
tolerance; broad-mindedness
source of revenue; financial supporter
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
production (e.g. play); direction
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
main question; real issue at hand
proposal; proposition; suggestion
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to apologize; to apologise
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
another; different; something else
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
shopping; purchased goods
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)