to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
station; office; guardroom
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
behaviour; behavior; conduct
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
society; the world; the times
to go broke; to be reduced to poverty; to be driven to destitution
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
everybody; every last one of them; all
just the other day; quite recently
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
they; those guys; those fellows
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
conviction; belief; confidence