female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
attendance; number of spectators
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
handing out flyers; distributing leaflets
to succeed; to bear fruit
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
to rewind; to rally; to recover; to come back
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
person being waited for; person who waits
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
to repeat; to do over again
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious