increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
final; eventual; ultimate
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to run up to; to rush over
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
older sister; elder sister
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
modesty; humility; being humble
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
not limited to; not just ...
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
probability; likelihood; chances
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)