malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to strain every nerve; to feel nervous
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
bungalow; one-story house
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
target group; target persons
land readjustment; town planning
email; e-mail; electronic mail
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
more than usual; especially; particularly
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to call for somebody's participation
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to be fated to; be linked by fate
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
fail-safe; foolproof; totally safe
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to talk (a person) down; to confute
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
unscrupulous business practices; fraudulent business practices; crooked business practices
conference room; place of assembly
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve