sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
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; persecution
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
being settled; coming to a conclusion
match declared drawn due to injury
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
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 run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); 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)
tenth 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; deputy; agent; attorney
ability; capability; skill
coolness; calmness; composure; 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
incident; affair; happening; event
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
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