first meeting; first interview with
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
absolute obedience; complete submission
compelling force; legal force
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
to jump up and down; to hop
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
solely; entirely; only; or
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
equality; impartiality; evenness
matter of time; question of time
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
programme; program; plans; arrangements
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
function; facility; faculty; feature