to badger; to pester; to beg
having said that; on the other hand
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
choices; alternatives; options
(period of) a year; during an era
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
cooperation; collaboration
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in that way; thus; so; so?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
preliminary investigation; preparation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to go out and away; to leave
declaration; proclamation; announcement
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
management; administration; operation
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
place where one works; construction site; working area
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)