sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
being settled; coming to a conclusion
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
10th day of the month; ten days
special training; intensive training; crash course
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative
ability; capability; skill
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
physical condition; state of health; shape
occurrence; happening; incident; event
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
travelling incognito; occasionally making an appearance
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished