to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
(committee) chairman; president
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
amount of money; sum of money
one part; one portion; one section
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
originally; by nature; from the start
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
communication skills; communication ability
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
person who gives the right (correct) answer
right (to do something); authority; power
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
settlement; conclusion; summary
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
unimportant details; inessentials
inner citadel; core; center; centre