civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
discipline; training; teaching manners
sad to say; how sad; alas
one's heart rate; pulse rate
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
flustered; confused; panicked
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
(find) common (meeting) ground
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to thrust away; to send flying
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
every year; yearly; annually
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
not yet fixed; undecided; pending
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month