busy; hurried; confused; flurried
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
topic of discussion; agenda
winning by picking up a discarded tile
suicide caused by bullying or harassment; bullying-related suicide
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
disclosure; exposure; revelation
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
job separation rate; job turnover
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
at that time; in those days
sincere; earnest; serious
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
as (for); for; in the capacity of
overlooking; turning a blind eye
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
personal; individual; private
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial