fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to be born; to come into the world
awesome; amazing; incredible; a lot; absolutely
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
man-on-the-street interview; vox populi; vox pop; curbside interview
worthy of special mention
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
throwaway; disposable; single-use
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
(someone else's) parents; both parents
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
pile; pool; gathering spot; waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring; liquid runoff from miso preparation; tamari
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
in the process of being repaired; during repairs
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
departure; leaving; setting off
to have the privilege of doing
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)