person doing the actual work (as opposed to management)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
medical treatment; medical care
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
I don't know; I don't understand
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
equilibrium; good balance; poise
priority; order of precedence
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
different opinion; objection
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
hanging low (of clouds); remaining low (of sales, stock prices, etc.); remaining sluggish (of the economy, market, etc.); hovering (around a low level)
to revere; to respect; to worship
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
discretion; judgement; judgment
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
tricking someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
craving; longing; thirsting
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
shading; shielding from light
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
simplified version; abridged edition
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
written oath; covenant; pledge
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
division into equal parts; equal parts
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
with a bang; with a bam; with a wham
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru