chop (pro wrestling move); knifehand strike; chop (pork, lamb, etc.); chop (tennis); chop stroke
to take over; to hand over
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
every year; yearly; annually
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
absence; disregard; indifference
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
abuse of authority; abuse of public office; misfeasance
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to become inverted; to become reversed
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
house of a prince of the blood