had better ...; had better not ...
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to let down one's guard; to relax one's guard
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
even though things may appear this way
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
tear gland; lacrimal gland
to feel oneself indebted to
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
study; research; investigation
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
considerably; greatly; a lot
likability; favorability; popularity
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
reputation; respectability
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
decision; determination; resolution
direct control; direct supervision
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
secrecy; highly classified information
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
food; foodstuff; prey; victim