eye for people; ability to judge character
vitality; ability to earn a living
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
distant look; faraway look
12th day of the month; 12 days
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
3rd day of the month; three days
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
summer vacation; summer holiday
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
surely; certainly; without doubt
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
waking; waking up; awakening
diagnosis; medical examination