maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
leaving a matter to chance
product; produce; result; fruit
sweep of the tide; drift of the tide; tidal current
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
sixth day of the month; six days
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to have an idea; to have a clue
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
nineteenth day of the month; nineteen days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
supply; supplying; replenishment
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to anticipate; to foresee
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
bribe; sweetener; douceur
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to keep an eye on; to take care of
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
being upright and cleanhanded
admiration; wonder; astonishment
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
very rich person; the super rich
to be reminded of; to call to mind