struggle (for); scramble; contest
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
objection; dissent; protest
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
recorder (e.g. tape recorder, time recorder); recording device; recorder (musical instrument); English flute
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
period of time; time slot; time zone
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
armband; arm band; brassard
Video Cassette (Tape) Recorder; VCR
to hand over; to surrender
button (clothing); push-button
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally