barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
but; however; provided that
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
any more; any further; any better; any longer
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
smoothly; easily; readily
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for