coordinator; coordinating role
firm promise; definite promise
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to take someone down a peg; to cut someone down to size; to dampen someone's confidence
school grades; academic results
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
compassionate; sympathetic
study (e.g. material); learning; for studying
to drink someone down; to drink someone under the table
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to start something; to have started something, but not yet finished it
news programme; news program
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
fire brigade; fire company
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
sublime; noble; high-minded
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
arbitrator; mediator; go-between
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
contrary to one's expectations
to be positively affected by someone's strength of spirit
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
secret story; unknown episode
lateral direction; horizontal direction; transverse direction; landscape orientation
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback