bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to be careful; to take the utmost care
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
at the meeting; on the occasion
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
besides; in addition; also; moreover
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
summit meeting; summit conference; top-level meeting
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
latter half of one's life
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
medical director; chief physician
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
being very popular; being in great demand
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many