section manager; section chief
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
absence; disregard; indifference
to refuse; to decline; to deny
retirement at one's own request
university student; college student
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
early retirement program; early retirement programme
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
addition; adding; supplement
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
day of month; counter for days
unemployment insurance; employment insurance
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side