sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to sit for an examination
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
timewise; temporal; chronal
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
another; different; something else
well connected; well known; having a large, diverse circle of acquaintances
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
early on; earlier on; from early
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
slightly heavy; a little heavy
university student; college student
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
degree of attention; profile
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to look down on; to condescend
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
that is to say; so that means
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness