school record (on a student); transcript (of grades); confidential report
you are cordially invited to participate; please come and join us
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
opposite; reverse; contrary
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
plural; multiple; several
tension; mental strain; nervousness
expression; look; countenance; face
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
with these words; while saying
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
physical work; manual labour (labor)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to take the lead (in doing); to take the initiative; to be the leader
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner