hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
schedule; program; programme; agenda
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
business trip; official trip
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
comma; decimal point; radix point
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
home area; home town; local
putting into operation; invocation
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
depending on the circumstances; due to (with modifying verb)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to keep away; to keep at a distance
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion