to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
freshman; newly hired career-track company employee
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
riskiness; (level of) danger
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
the staff; inside the department
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
dealing with; coping with
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
several weeks; a few weeks
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to mistake (A for B); to misread
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
tendency; trend; inclination
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
(political) power; authority; influence
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately