advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
pending question; unresolved problem
person who has rendered distinguished service
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
manners; behavior; behaviour
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
rental apartment; block of rented apartments
apartment with one bedroom and a combined living room, dining room and kitchen
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
leggings (pos. from Trencker)
retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
left-and-right pair; symmetrical pair
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
closing of a park (e.g. theme park, botanical garden, etc.)
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
electrical manufacturer; company manufacturing electric devices; electric-appliance maker
caregiver; care worker; carer
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
arrest; apprehension; capture
furnished (apartment, etc.)
small apartment rented by the week
pride; dignity; self-respect
seajack; seajacking; ship hijacking
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop