grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
preparations for returning (home)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
interview (e.g. for a job)
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
last days; the end; one's fate
neat (personal appearance); tidy
first meeting; first interview with
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
influence; effect; impact
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new; cleaned (of a plate, etc.); finished
to polish up; to shine up
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
relation; connection; relevance
type of occupation; occupational category
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
small number; few; minority
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view
job hunting; job searching
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
in range; within the limits (of ...); within (a) range
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for