recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
a second time; again; once more; twice
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to fall behind; to drop out; to drop; to fall; to spill
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to be overproduced; to be incredibly good (e.g. for a child); to go much better than expected; to be too good to be true (of a story, etc.)
ability; capability; competence; skill
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
justice; fairness; impartiality
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
inside an office, laboratory, power plant, etc.
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
else; in addition; besides
having the same family name and given name (as someone else)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try