shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
such ... as; or some such
chief; main; principal; major
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
time; season; period; phase; stage
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
disapproval; reluctance; unwillingness
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
town; city; municipal; urban
defense; defence; protection
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
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)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
the other day; a few days ago
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside