to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
guesswork; speculation; hunch
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
children are a poor man's riches
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
finding employment; getting a job
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
world; society; people; the public
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating