to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to feel hungry; to get hungry
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
rival; competitor; competition
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
completely; absolutely; totally
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
small mustache; short mustache
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
platoon commander; section commander
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
making the numbers balance; fixing the numbers; number-juggling; making up the numbers (e.g. to form a majority)
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in