professionalism; professional awareness
principal occupation; core business
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
stopover (during a train or bus journey)
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
of great promise; with a promising future
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
no matter how much time passes
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
platform; home; home base; home plate
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled