to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
information leak; intelligence leak
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
research organization; investigative body
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
no-good man; (male) loser
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
deep regret; great disappointment
avoiding or dodging responsibility
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
hastily made; improvised preparation
on the way back; when about to go back
health management; health maintenance; health care
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level