recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
income; receipts; revenue
to talk (a person) down; to confute
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
government worker; public servant; civil servant
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
company; corporation; workplace
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
maid; helper; help; assistance
imitation Japanese vellum
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
whispering into a person's ear
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
flare skirt; flared skirt
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
lightly; easily; carelessly
suited figure; person in a suit
on the way home from work; returning from work
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured