to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
separate; special; another; separately
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
friction; discord; strife
comparatively; relatively
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
bathing (swimming) in cold water
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
to quit one's job; to resign
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
(not) even once; (not) ever
to lose face; to be disgraced
name; given name; first name
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
individual; one by one; separate; each
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
prime of one's working life
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
considerably; greatly; a lot
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
related to; in relation to
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
crops; agricultural produce