in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles
to soothe and humor; to coax
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to underrate; to make light of
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
one chance; only opportunity
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
cardiopulmonary arrest; showing no vital signs
death due to shock (triggered by blood loss, heart failure or other causes)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
way; course; the only way
spattering; splotching; step-by-step; little-by-little; soon; clicking; clacking
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to behave well; to mind one's manners
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
display; array (of things); succession (of things)
unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; unfair termination
transplantation (of plants); transplanting
ability; capability; competence; skill
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
even so; anyhow; at any rate
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
still; even now; to this day
major progress; huge advance
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
flying; false start; doing something before the scheduled time or date; breaking the street date
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee