to take turns doing; to do in rotation
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to seek a path; to find one's way
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
third time lucky; third time's the charm
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to name; to call; to christen; to term
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained