promotion; advancement; rising in rank
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
this and that; various things
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
to consent; to allow; to accept; to agree
simple honesty; tactless frankness
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to accompany; to go with; to go together
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
had better ...; had better not ...
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
big man; large man; tall man; giant
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
the future; future prospects
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
location of a press conference; press conference room