to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to live through; to survive
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
preface; introduction; preamble
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
exemplar; model; example; pattern
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
practice; practising; experience
medical care; medical treatment
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to order; to command; to appoint
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to be bony; to be angular
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
second (unit of time); arc second
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
hiding one's embarrassment
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row