able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
(brute) force; using all one's might
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
auditor; auditing student
rule violation; rule infraction; infringement of the rules
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
24 hours; twenty-four hours
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter