comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
to bend; to warp; to curve
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
near; close; beside; third person
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
seeing for the first time; first sight
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
person of culture; cultured person
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
throughput; processing power