to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
a long time (since the last time)
public holiday; celebration (of)
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
various; many; all kinds of
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
to become familiar (to one's ears)
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
minor character; secondary character
cast (of a film, play, etc.); cast member; casting (a line); casting (video, audio, etc.); (type) casting
demo tape; demonstration tape
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
casting (of roles); casting
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; all around; here and there; four sides (of a square)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)