public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to get between; to be caught in
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
second (unit of time); arc second
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
script; libretto; scenario
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
personal; individual; private