acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
competent; suitable; qualified
different opinion; objection
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
surely; certainly; without doubt
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
very busy (person or thing)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
registration; accession; register; entry; record
time; season; period; phase; stage
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...