one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to lose one's footing; to slip
to make one feel grateful
unpaid; without pay; gratuitous; voluntary
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
headquarters; head office; main office
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
term deposit; (fixed) time deposit
preliminary investigation; preparation
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
telephone threat (e.g. of a bomb)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
become dry and rough (e.g. skin)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
conclusion; end; completion; summing up; supervision
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety