seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
plural; multiple; plural (number)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
personal circumstances; one's own convenience
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to gain strength; to gather momentum; to be encouraged; to be heartened; to be invigorated; to take heart
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
job; work; duties; trade; skill
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
combination; union; combined; joint; congruence
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
kickoff party; rally; pep party
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
hot pot party; party with guests sitting around a hot pot
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...