favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
concreteness; feasibility
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
spirituality; spiritual nature
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
proposal; offer; request; application
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
beyond one's means or position
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
when you really think about it; on reflection; in actual fact; once again (fashionable, popular, etc.); back (in style)
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
regret; repentance; remorse
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
seat at a table; place at a table
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
overconfident; presumptuous
senior high school; high school
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again