irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
in the meanwhile; during the time
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
incessant; uninterrupted; continuous
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
(period of) a year; during an era
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
underestimation; undervaluation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
official announcement; proclamation
last week; the week before
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
unveiling; debut; introduction
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
present continuous tense; present progressive form
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
society; public; community; social studies
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of