vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
starting late; late departure
result; effect; performance; success
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
simply put; putting it simply; in short
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand