finding employment; getting a job
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
sobering up; method of sobering up
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
tag; slip; label; sticker
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
international trade; international trading
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
system; institution; organization; organisation
each nation; many nations; many countries
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
everybody; every last one of them; all
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
income; receipts; revenue
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
dropout; quitter; deserter
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
large amount of money; great cost
training (esp. in-service); induction course
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
preliminary step; first step
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense