head; leader; prime minister
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
resignation (from a position)
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
supply base; storage depot
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
recuperation; medical treatment
service in the first reserve
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
anyone; any person; whoever
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
responsibility; duty; obligation
long-established; old-established; traditional
guarantee of safety; ensuring safety
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
peerless; unique; unparalleled; unchallenged
(no matter) who; everyone; anyone; nobody
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
declaration; statement; assertion
admirably; exquisitely; aptly
being proficient in both; combine both
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
to become settled; to be fixed
extended leave; long vacation
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
electronic transmission (of data)
love of one's country; patriotism; Ireland
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
to send (something) unsolicited; to send without the receiver's request
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten