subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
settlement; solution; resolution
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
unsettled; pending; unresolved
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to increase; to add to; to augment
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
most part; greater part; majority
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
exchangeable; convertible; transferable; replaceable
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
insertion; incorporation; infixing
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other