to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
being startled; getting a shock
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
to concern; to be related
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
welcome; (warm) reception
great difference; major mistake
female friend; woman friend
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
good humour (humor); good mood
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons