remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
to well up; to burst; to arise
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to become locked; to lock
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
along; parallel to; in accordance with
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
the way one works; one's working manner
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
countermeasure; counter-measure
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
providing information; provision of information; information provision
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
proposal; offer; request; application
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
risky; dangerous; insecure
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
all day long; all the day; throughout the day