looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
higher rank; better position
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
boiling (something); voile (type of fabric)
older sister; lass; young lady
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
salary reduction; salary cut
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
training (esp. in-service); induction course
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
older sister; elder sister
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
vain; futile; transient; frivolous
bargain; good buy; budget
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive