evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
tension; mental strain; nervousness
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
scale; scope; plan; structure
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
second day of the month; two days
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
regular time; stated period
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
power; authority; jurisdiction
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
one person; another name; nickname; alias
first-come-first-served basis
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law