older sister; elder sister
management responsibility; administrative responsibility
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
and (also); both ... and; as well as
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance
health; healthy; sound; fit
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
reduction; diminution; abatement
sixth day of the month; six days
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
applicant for a job; job seeker; job-hunter
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
every place; various places
management philosophy; management principles; managerial creed
to put into effect; to put into practice
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
left-hand radical of a character
feeling that something has come too late
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
the way one works; one's working manner
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
to harm; to cause harm to
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it