anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
clerk; office worker; office staff
to employ; to hire; to charter
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
that day; the very same day
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
(some) more; even more; longer; further
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
it's no joke; gimme a break!
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
period of time; time slot; time zone
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless