hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to understand; to make out
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
to put on (clothing, esp. new)
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
about when; about what time; how soon
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
period of time; time slot; time zone
suited figure; person in a suit
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
because of; owing to; due to
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)