earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
squad leader; group leader; team leader
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
because of; owing to; due to
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
woman; female; feminine gender
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to be discouraged; to be disheartened