straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to clear up; to become cloudless; to be refreshed
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
income; receipts; revenue
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
periodic; regular; routine
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
seniority by length of service
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
control; management (e.g. of a business)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
such ... as; or some such
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)