rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
rehabilitation (in society)
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
emotional scars; mental trauma
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to be forward; to be impertinent
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
indicate reason; infers some protest
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
leaving work; clocking out
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
working adult; full-fledged member of society
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
personal bankruptcy; voluntary bankruptcy
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
university student; college student
like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
careful observation; close attention
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
precocious; precocious child
in the same manner as before; the same as always
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
job; work; duties; trade; skill
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
number of persons; personnel
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to be accepted by a university