sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
history of; experience of
courteous; decorous; polite
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
standard equipment; standard feature
(short) rest; breather; break
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
frequency; rate of occurrence
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
the right person in the right place
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
one's share; one's portion