to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
reason; cause; history; origin
-less; lacking; non-existing
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
to establish; to formulate
pure and innocent; immaculate
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
precocious; precocious child
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
comfort; consolation; diversion
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
great hurry; great haste; rush
reskilling; improving one's skills
special training; intensive training; crash course
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly