self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
research institute; (research) laboratory
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
still; even now; to this day
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
outsider; someone outside of a group
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
job; work; duties; trade; skill
about; on; regarding; per; for every
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
threat; intimidation; menace
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
keratin; corneum; cuticle; collagen; horny substance
this one; with this; in this way
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)