confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
nonchalantly; without a care
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
serious; severe; grave; acute
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
exclusive; attached to; specialist
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
else; in addition; besides
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings