office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
bygones; the past; past event
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
vice president (of a club, organization, etc.)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(punishment by) striking with fists
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
every person; each one; everybody
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
third-year student; third-year pupil
to put up (a notice); to post
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
since; henceforth; ever since
continuation; succession; series; continuous
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
pupil; student; schoolchild
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)