it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to strangle; to constrict
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
barrier; checkpoint; checking station
shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
close; intimate; on good terms
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud
organs of the state; machinery of the state
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
national defence; national defense
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
cooperation; coordination; link
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support