dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
winning ticket; lucky number
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
critical condition; being on the verge of death
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
existence; being; presence
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)