gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
to brave a danger; to take a risk
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
morning; forenoon; just before noon
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
way; method; means; resource; course
house painter (occupation)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
report; notification; registration
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
foreign; abroad; overseas
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern