to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
how long; how far; how much
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928); Pact of Paris
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
all present; all concerned; all of us
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to look around; to survey
to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
garden (esp. with trees); park
single word; a few words; brief comment
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
sympathy; compassion; pity
appeal; entreaty; request
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession