to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
manpower; labor force; workers
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
preface; introduction; preamble
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
advantage or disadvantage
viewing as a problem; problematizing
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
straying; wandering (off course)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat