impossible to do (although wants to)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
clearing one's throat; cough
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
control; management (e.g. of a business)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
death rate; mortality rate
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
acceleration; speeding up
the other day; a few days ago
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
reaching; attaining; arrival
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
destabilization; destabilisation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable