abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
to underrate; to make light of
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
prime contract work; prime contractor
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
beyond that point; after that
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
absentmindedness; peace of mind
both; both sides; both parties
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
for a while; for some time; for a period
evil spirit; demon; devil
validity; verification; propriety
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
looking on from afar; being a spectator
national holiday; festival day
reserve and consideration (to others)
discretion; consideration; allowance
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)