reduction by half; halving
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
dropout; quitter; deserter
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
all (there is); as long as there is
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to dance; to perform a dance
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
freeze frame; stop motion
to postpone; to defer; to reschedule
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(short) rest; breather; break
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to know (a person); to think
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
each house; every house; many houses
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
semi-pro; semi-professional
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
misrepresentation; false statement
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
glove box; glove compartment
earnings from a part-time job
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)