I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to apologize; to apologise
birth; creation; formation
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be needed; to be wanted
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to knock down; to knock off
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
rather; sooner; preferably
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
collective responsibility; joint liability
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely