present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to wait for an opportunity
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
heart; guts; nerve; central part
promising without due consideration
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
chair; stool; post; office; position
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
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
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
re-education; retraining; in-service training
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination