on-the-job training; hands-on training
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
covering; protection; backing; relief
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
to be oversensitive; to be nervous; to be overly concerned; to worry too much
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
straight; as the crow flies
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
it is I who should say so
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to summon; to get used to call
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
(present) head of a family
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
state of the war; war situation
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on