pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
focal point; nodal point; node
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
strong nation; powerful country
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
Anglican Church; Church of England
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
(work) performance evaluation; performance review; efficiency rating
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
secret art; the mysteries
one's person; around one's person
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to put one's hand on; to touch
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
(not) even once; (not) ever
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
difficult to ...; hard to ...
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
trustee; councillor (councilor)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
three; three years of age