first appointment (to a post)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to happen to hear; to overhear
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
restarting (a machine, engine, project, etc.); resuming
every month; monthly; month by month
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
damply; moistly; clammily; gloomily; miserably
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
the world in general; society; convention
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
feather; plume; plumage; down
to go easy on someone; to be easygoing; to be lenient
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
emphatic sentence-ending particle
bet; wager; stake; gamble
conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
craze; frenzy; enthusiasm