significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
influential person; man of importance
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
research institute; (research) laboratory
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
number two; second in command
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
academic; scholarly; scientific
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
how far; to what extent; up to what point
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
method; method (in object-oriented programming)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
tendency; trend; inclination