nursing; (protective) care
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
personal history document; curriculum vitae; resume
interview (e.g. for a job)
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
arrest; apprehension; capture
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
cover; mantle; shroud; hood; casing
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
riding together; riding with
disembarkation; getting off a ship; going ashore
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
touching; moving (to tears)
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
period (esp. in European languages); full stop; period (of time); era; period (interval of a game)
end of war; cessation of hostilities
effective control (over territory); working control
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
subject (of a medical experiment, etc.); test subject; trial subject; examinee (of a full-body scan, etc.)
space station; spaceport; cosmodrome
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
(the state of) weightlessness
magnetism; magnetic force
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
hook-and-loop fastener; Velcro
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment