frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
promotion; raising of status
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
hard (life); tough (world)
electronic cigarette; e-cigarette
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
nobody can win against advancing age
very interesting; of great interest
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
(together) with; -wide; including
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
notice of resignation; (one's) resignation; resignation notice
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
(in) her way; peculiar to her
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
(not) even once; (not) ever
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove