cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
way; method; means; (technical) specification
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to feel inferior; to feel small
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
store name; shop name; restaurant name
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
to be discouraged; to shrink from
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
maternity leave; paternity leave
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
being upright and cleanhanded
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
un-; non-; negative prefix
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
on the sea; surface of the sea