the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
scale; scope; plan; structure
still; even now; to this day
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to spread; to be propagated
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
chance; opportunity; occasion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
talking while standing; standing around talking
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
just the other day; quite recently
high-quality goods; choice goods
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; beef reticulum; honeycomb tripe