firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
finding employment; getting a job
discovery; detection; finding
later on; eventually; afterwards
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
going through; going via; going by way of
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
reputation; respectability
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
to be exhausted; to be tired out
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
good humour (humor); good mood
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
talk; recital; narration; topic
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing