to ask; to enquire; to query
street; quarter; district; area
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
and then; and so; and; so then
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
kickoff party; rally; pep party
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
one by one; one each; one at a time
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
probability; likelihood; chances
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
finish; finishing; finishing touches
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
all you have to do is; just; that's all
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
front; frontage; facade; main
coincident with; while; simultaneously
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to