being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
punishment by demotion; disciplinary demotion
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
worst; worst-case (scenario)
subordination; dependency
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
corpulence; fatness; obesity
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
(written) contract; agreement
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
word for word; verbatim; literally
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to gush forth (e.g. water from a spring); to flow (out); to well up (of tears, emotions, etc.); to flow out (of tears); to emerge; to suddenly appear
innumerable changes; infinite variety