vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
to run about; to rush about
to say; to tell; to state; to do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
finish; completion; the end
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
to be photographed; to be projected
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
modesty; humility; being humble
to grow up; to become an adult
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
fair and square; open and aboveboard
imposing stance; daunting pose
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
regretful; sorrowful; bitter; contrition
to be lacking in options; to be too few
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!