falling with a splat; oozing; dripping
new employee; freshman employee; new hire
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
retry; another try; another go
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
same generation; one's generation
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
variable; changeable; convertible; controllable
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
cornered animal; (lit.) cornered rat
Alexander Karl, Duke of Anhalt-Bernburg
rock drill; pneumatic drill; jackhammer
peace talks; peace negotiations
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to talk; to carry meaning
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
hedge; fence; border; limit
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting