teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
going up and down; rising and falling
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
complete change; about-face
ardent; passionate; vehement
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
recommendation; referral; endorsement
successively; one after another
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
doorstop interview; doorstep interview; on-the-move interview; informal interview in which reporters surround a public figure and prod him for an off-the-cuff response
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to be possible; to be likely; to be probable
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
correction; revision; amendment
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause