emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
performance (e.g. music, dance, drama); something done (just) for show; theatre; performance (of a computer, car, investment, etc.)
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
question and answer session
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
like this; this sort; this way
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
on the occasion of; at the time of
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
prescription; statute of limitations; lapsing with time (e.g. of an obligation); no longer standing (e.g. of a promise); ageing; aging
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
outcast; odd man out; pariah
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
opening theme; opening theme music
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)