prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
clearing one's throat; cough
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for