restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
courteous; decorous; polite
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
being too late; losing one's final chance
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be able to manage somehow or another
riskiness; (level of) danger
countermeasure; counter-measure
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
target group; target persons
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
incident; affair; happening; event
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
in advance; beforehand; previously
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
while; even though; despite
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
attractive face and figure
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
clearly; distinctly; vividly
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable