job; work; duties; trade; skill
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
answering machine; answerphone
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
26th day of the month; 26 days
genuine article; real thing; real deal
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
university student; college student
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
matter for the police; brush with the law
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
vitality; (one's) life force
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
forcibly; by force; against one's will