to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
change of job; change of occupation; career change
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
pale; pallid; bluish-white
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
personal; inter-personal; anti-personnel (e.g. weapon, mine); anti-human; personal liability (e.g. insurance)
on the occasion of; at the time of
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
only; merely; but; no more than
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
communication skills; communication ability
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion