to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to become very angry; to be furious; to fly into a rage
disciplinary dismissal (discharge)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
dismissal; discharge; beheading; decapitation
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
older sister; lass; young lady
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
central pillar (of a building); mainstay (e.g. of an economy); backbone (e.g. of a family); provider
job; work; duties; trade; skill
while; even though; despite
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
calamity; disaster; accident
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
deep emotion; strong feelings
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
please (give me); please (do for me)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
branch manager; manager of a branch office
to collect; to assemble; to gather
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!