verbal promise; one's word
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
serious; severe; grave; acute
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to read aloud; to read to someone
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
this and that; one thing and another
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to be able to manage somehow or other
paper knife; letter opener
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for; to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
age at marriage; age at which one marries
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
continuation; succession; series; continuous
how many years; how long; what year
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
without omission; in full
to be relieved of one's post
to drop; to let fall; to omit
being immersed in work; working non-stop; being swamped with work; being up to one's ears in work
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword