career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
to worry about the future
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
passing mark (examination); passing grade
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to taste; to savor; to relish
to be roasted; to be parched; (arch.) to be irritated; (arch.) to be annoyed
to have the privilege of doing
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
inflammation of a tendon (sheath); tendonitis; tendinitis; tenosynovitis; tenovaginitis; tendovaginitis
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
support group; fan club; (election) committee
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to raise one's voice; to shout
fast approach; quick intimacy
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
to paint (draw) a picture
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
let sleeping dogs lie; wake not a sleeping lion; (lit.) the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
insufficient (money, etc.)
one's own house; own; personal; autologous