with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
self-consciousness; self-awareness
strike (i.e. industrial action)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to machine; to cut; to scrape
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
exploitation; overuse; abuse
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
now that you say that; now that you mention it
association; union; guild
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
establishment; settlement
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
being left out; being ostracized
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference