lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to nod in agreement; to nod in assent
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
is something that; is that which
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
avoidance of responsibility; shirking (one's) responsibility
fully prepared; all ready
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to forget completely; to leave behind
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other