to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
as much as one can; as much as possible
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
sorry; excuse me; thank you
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
boy; son; baby boy; young man
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with