chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to increase; to add to; to augment
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to talk casually; to use one's peer language (to others)
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
associate member; junior employee
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
preparation; arrangements
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
careless (with something, esp. time, money, promises, etc.); lax; loose-fitting; relaxed-fit; laid-back (e.g. beat, rhythm); easygoing (e.g. atmosphere)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to discuss; to talk together
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason