sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
laughing while reminiscing
training; education; development; cultivation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
hard worker; hardworking person
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
first; preliminary; primary (sources, industry, etc.); original; linear (function, equation); first-order
and; thereupon; because of that
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
danger; peril; hazard; risk
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
for example; for instance; e.g.
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
(period of) a year; during an era
to employ; to hire; to charter
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
short pause; short interval
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary