overseas representative; expatriate employee; expatriate staff
to write (prose, etc.); to compile (an anthology)
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
ease; comfort; feeling at home
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
to break the tape (at the finishing line); to breast the tape
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to (physically) force someone to sit down
to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow
to stare back at; to look back at
early blooming; early flowering
end of a road; end of a street
the staff; inside the department
stupid brat; son of a bitch
cc (email); carbon copy; cubic centimeter; cubic centimetre; milliliter
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
red light (esp. on emergency vehicles)
to be stranded; to be forced to stay; to be obliged to stay
elopement; running away with a lover
three-way junction; three-way intersection
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
aboard a vehicle; in a car; on a train
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
leather strap; thong; leash