holding two or more positions concurrently
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
for some (unspecified) reason
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to have a desire to urinate
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
running as fast as one can
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
preventing recurrence (of); preventing from happening again
back (of a chair); backrest
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
oversized (clothing); baggy; rolling in (of money); (profiting) greatly; sloshing (e.g. of water); gushing
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
special committee; ad hoc committee
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
short pause; short interval
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
next year; next fiscal year
topic of discussion; agenda
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
periodic; regular; routine
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of