to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
large-scale speculative go-around
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
last week; the week before
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
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)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
imagination; supposition; guess
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
memories; recollections; reminiscence
door; gate; opening; title page
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
as a child; when one was a child
openly; in public; without caring what others think
corporate acquisition (buyout)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
interview (e.g. for a job)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped