successive jobs; consecutive jobs
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
coalition cabinet; coalition government
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
third time lucky; third time's the charm
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
intense heat; severe heat
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
winning a prize or place (in a contest)
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
place; room; margin; scope
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
taking responsibility upon oneself (and resigning)
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
directions; instructions; orders; command
relatively; comparatively
careless person; thoughtless person
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
league; federation; union; alliance
to increase in value; to gain prestige