notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
arrangement (of music); adaptation (of a story, recipe, etc.); interpretation; arranging (objects, a meeting, etc.); organization
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
close to the wall; alongside the wall
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
curious; strange; unusual
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to make merry; to be festive
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
(police) detective; criminal matter
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
putting (a named suspect) on the wanted list
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...