investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
within; inside of; less than
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to unfold; to unroll; to open
final; eventual; ultimate
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to become locked; to lock
business; work; operations; service; duties
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded