currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
repair work; renovation work; restoration work
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
how; in what way; in what manner
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
thorough; exhaustive; complete
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
dropout; quitter; deserter
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to maintain; to continue to have
in accordance with; according to
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
20th day of the month; 20 days
end; close; conclusion; termination
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand