to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
cooperation; collaboration
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
talking while standing; standing around talking
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
attack; assault; attempt; try
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
to discuss; to talk together
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
new record (in sports, etc.)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
day after day; day by day
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
difficult to approach; inaccessible
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for