judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to be able to do other work; to have transferable skills; to be adaptable; (lit.) to be valuable as scrap
tedious; boring; being fed up with
it's not like; it isn't as if
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
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
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
by itself; automatically; naturally
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
the very best; excellent; superb
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
power; authority; influence
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
commitment; pledge; promise
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen; let nature take its course
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to add; to write a postscript
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
workforce reduction; personnel cut
final selection (e.g. of applicants); final screening; shortlisting
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total