(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
outsider; someone outside of a group
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
secretariat; executive office
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
rationality; reasonableness
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
pride; boast; credit (to)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose focus; to let one's guard down
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to keep (a person) waiting
hostility; antagonism; opposition
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
one machine; one aircraft; one life
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point
to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
after having come this far; now that we've come this far