rest period; intermission; break time; recess
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
rest; break; recess; intermission
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
man; male; masculine gender
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
professionalism; professional awareness
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
leisure time; idle moment
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve