destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
whole day and night; 24 hours
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
to smoke; to smoulder; to smolder; to sputter
extermination; annihilation
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
testimony; (verbal) evidence
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
private enterprise; private business; private company; private firm; private-sector business; private-sector corporation
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
deterrent effect; chilling effect; restraining effect
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
complete change; about-face
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
on bad terms; at loggerheads
traditional; conventional
generation; the world; the age
radio operator; telegraphist; telegraph operator; radio officer
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)