to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; to become rich
much-talked-about; recently popular; in vogue
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
pause (in speech, writing, etc.); punctuation; break; end; (place to) stop
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
the very best; excellent; superb
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
newly appointed; inaugural
work experience; work history
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
board chairman; managing director; chief director
flourish of trumpets; fanfare
material; materials; data; information; documents
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
first of all; first thing