older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
flustered; confused; panicked
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to be free; to be available
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to settle (in a place); to settle down
corpulence; fatness; obesity
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway