special position in the civil service (exempted from application of the Local Public Service Act)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
depression; recession; slump
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
to care for someone; to look after someone
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
while; during (the time when)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
university graduate; having graduated from university
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
feeling one gets from listening to something
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
words can lead to disaster; the tongue is the root of calamities; the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
change of occupation; career change
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
payload (of a cell, packet, etc.)
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention