moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
in person; personally; directly
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
duty; function; office; mission; task
charming; fascinating; attractive
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
materials; data; document
to be absorbed in reading
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
while moving; on the move
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
stealthily; secretly; in secret
something; some kind of; for some reason
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once