working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
lately; recently; nowadays
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
built-in kitchen; integrated kitchen system
(being) fully equipped; (being) fully furnished; completeness
optical fiber; optical fibre
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
24 hours; twenty-four hours
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
but; however; provided that
environment; circumstance
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way