all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
topic of discussion; agenda
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
one thin flat object; one sheet
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
hey there; I say; see here
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
proposal; proposition; suggestion
eagle (Accipitridae family)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
on the occasion of; at the time of
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate