to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
professional; pro; program; production; proletarian; proletariat
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
B class; B grade; second rate
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
to gain a victory; to win
classification; categorization; sorting
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to harm; to cause harm to
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
lining; backing; backing up (e.g. a theory); support; bolstering
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity