passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
easy to deal with; tractable; manageable
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
day of month; counter for days
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
choices; alternatives; options
cabinet (of a government); ministry
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to talk to oneself; to mutter
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)