post; official position; managerial position; executive position
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
being in love with each other
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
engineer; technical officer
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
function; facility; faculty; feature
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
this sort of; this type of
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
index; indices; indicator
right; correct; proper; righteous; just