condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
affiliated company; affiliated business
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
reformed delinquent; former delinquent youth
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to push aside; to brush aside
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
significant turning point
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to walk (a bicycle, scooter, etc.); to push; to wheel
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
of great promise; with a promising future
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice