direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
contract; compact; agreement
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
tendency; trend; inclination
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
self-consciousness; self-awareness
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to entrust; to leave to a person
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk