choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
decrease; reduction; decline
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
go that far; to that extent
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
heating power; thermal power; firepower
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
process; course; mechanism
to make sense; to be meaningful
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
something; some kind of; for some reason
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
supply; supplying; replenishment
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
fifth day of the month; five days
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
B class; B grade; second rate
skill; dexterity; master hand
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
offense and defense; offence and defence