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 have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to discuss; to talk together
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
modesty; humility; being humble
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
distrust; unjust suspicion
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
talking while standing; standing around talking
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
hearsay; hearing secondhand; hearing through the grapevine
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center