external angle; exterior angle; outside corner
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
one's original family name; maiden name
hitting right-handed (with a racket, bat, etc.); hitting to right (field)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
southpaw; left-handed person
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
ready fire-power; battle-ready forces; immediate asset (to a team or firm); someone who can be an immediately effective player or worker
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
presence (impressive quality)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
pitch that hits the batter
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect