to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
this occasion; at this time; now
head-hunting; recruiting professionals from other companies
working adult; full-fledged member of society
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
Milky Way galaxy; Milky Way; the Galaxy; galactic system; galaxy
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
100,000,000; one hundred million
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
rate; late; rating; ranking
10,000,000,000; ten billion
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
green card (United States Permanent Resident Card); green card (international insurance certificate for United Kingdom motorists)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
new menu item; new dish on a menu
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
having said that; on the other hand
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
competent; suitable; qualified
like this; in this way; as you see
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
lost article; something forgotten
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability