serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
outsider; someone outside of a group
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
forced to use; forced into a position
(personal) background check
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
although there are many of them
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
dangerous element; person who poses a high risk
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
hope; white hope; person of promise
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
successor; replacement; second wife
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
public peace; public safety; public security; security police
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
well-mannered; courteous; polite
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller