movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
product; commodity; merchandise
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
softish; relatively soft; somewhat soft; on the soft side
strong-willed; strong of heart
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
social; societal; societary
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
scope; coverage; selected range
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
bad luck; ill fortune; misfortune
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to know (someone); to think; to believe
as soon as ... is completed; as soon as ... is done; as soon as one is able to ...; as soon as one has (free time)
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
to engrave in one's heart; (lit.) to inscribe on one's liver
to be discouraged (from doing something); to have one's enthusiasm dampened
possessed of a strong sense of duty
victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck