halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
the place for; the time for; the level of
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
in search of; in order to look for
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
you (plural); all of you; you all
(necessary) personnel; required person
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
best friend; very close friend
first meeting; first interview with
too (much); overly; excessively
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
rather; better; instead; if anything
as (for); for; in the capacity of
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
special; particular; peculiar; unique
emotional care; emotional support; caring for someone's mental well-being
to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. an idea); to accept (e.g. advice); to harvest; to reap
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs