to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
danger; peril; hazard; risk
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
with these words; while saying
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
innumerable; countless; numberless
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence