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; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
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
due form; official; formality
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 (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
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
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
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
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence