to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
performance of one's official duties
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
footwork; mobility; flexibility; adaptability
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Environmental Performance Vehicles
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
the modern era; present day
no!; no no!; no, not at all
dealing with; coping with
to look down on; to make light of
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
one eye; one of one's eyes
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
excess; surplus; superabundance
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to attract interest; to capture attention
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
guardian; protector; patron; parent
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
my; one's own; I ...; one ...