via; through; by doing; by means of; using
quality (of a product or a service)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
on the occasion of; at the time of
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
can't help; won't make much difference
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
grandfather; male senior-citizen
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
eye for people; ability to judge character
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
using all one's strength; using all one's might
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
living together; coexistence
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to check; to stop; to keep back
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)