seniority by length of service
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to give up searching (for someone or something)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to be enchanted; to be charmed
name plate; name tag; label
hello; good day; good afternoon
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
fluent (in a language); flowing
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
(department) store; (department) stores
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to collect; to assemble; to gather
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful