graduate; alumnus; alumna
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
throat; important part; vital area
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
wife and children; (arch.) wife
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
and yet; despite (all) that
rationalist; practically minded person; pragmatist
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
complete stranger; total stranger
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
hostility; animosity; enmity
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
speculation; thinking; meditation
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection