pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
due form; official; formality
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
having an ancient and honorable origin
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
as you see; as you can see
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
failing mark; failing grade
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
study; diligence; discount; reduction
of course; certainly; naturally
being very busy; busyness
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
outside the country; abroad
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right