contract; compact; agreement
because; as; since; so; due to
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
MVP (esp. in baseball); most valuable player
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
what people say; rumours; public opinion
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
job application form; employee satisfaction
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
diagnosis; medical examination
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
black ground; black cloth
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to lose sight of; to miss
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification