how many people; a number of people
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
lightly; easily; carelessly
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to keep away; to keep at a distance
last position; previous job; predecessor
to collect; to assemble; to gather
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
first meeting; first interview with
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
confidence; trust; faith; credit
why; how; for what reason
communication skills; communication ability