to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
influence; clout; leverage
irritation; annoyance; frustration
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
declaration of a state of emergency
deliberation; discussion; consideration
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
head; leader; top; (arch.) important part
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
to originate (with); to start (with); to stem (from)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
offender; transgressor; violator
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
it's been a long time; long time no see
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)