standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
review; reconsideration; revision
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
direct control; direct supervision
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
(stabbing) through; (plunging) into
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet