acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
firm; strong; solid; stable
rather; better; instead; if anything
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
leaking of a secret; leakage of a secret
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
beginning; outset; first; onset
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
price reduction; discount
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
confidentiality; nondisclosure
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
bribe; money under the table
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to spend time (on doing something)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
don't you think?; indicates question