promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); thinking ill of a person based on a misunderstanding; unjustified resentment caused by a misunderstanding; responding to kindness with resentment
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
in this way; thus; such; uh...
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
some people; a few people; several people
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
cannot be helped; unavoidable
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
malicious prank by a part-time worker
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)