freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
that is to say; so that means
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
conversely; on the contrary
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
difference; discrepancy; variation
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance
like father, like son; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) the child of a frog is a frog
prototype model; experimental machine
board or officer's meeting
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
quality (of a product or a service)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to declare confidently; to declare proudly; to declare dramatically; to strike a pose (for dramatic effect)
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
call; summons; convening; convocation
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
about; concerning; related to; -ish
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to obtain results through legwork; to walk around to gather information; to rely on active effort
authenticity; credibility