to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
ignoring (somebody); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
greatest mistake of one's life
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
yes and no; for and against
to be excited; to be elated
having no money; lack of money
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
foundation stone; cornerstone
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to be born; to come into the world
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
man-on-the-street interview; vox populi; vox pop; curbside interview
worthy of special mention
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
throwaway; disposable; single-use
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
in the process of being repaired; during repairs
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to have the privilege of doing