fast approach; quick intimacy
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
university town; college town
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
head; brains; intellect; understanding
arista; awn; (grain) beard
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
many; numerous; various; large number of
merits; distinguished services
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
(one's) military service record
demotion; relegation; downgrading
this and that; one thing and another
period of youth; while young
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
single word; a few words; brief comment
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
(clenched) fist; knuckles
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
bow shape; arc; arch; segment (of a circle)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge