job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
perfect; complete; flawless
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
undivided attention; concentration
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
accounting; administration (of money)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
instead; but (on the other hand)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect