to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
establishment; opening; setting up; inauguration
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
great-grandmother; great-grandma
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
paper (manufacturing) industry
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
to talk down; to corner someone in an argument
quarrel; dispute; argument
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
hard to get; hard to come by
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
order; sequence; procedure
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
old friend; familiar face
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
course; route; path; process; means
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
principal occupation; core business
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
job-related; in the course of one's work
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
dispute; argument; contention
outside of one's area of expertise
infant; baby; little child