special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
conventional and uninteresting; stereotypical and boring; commonplace; unsociable; unfriendly; cold
retort; back talk; backchat
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
by myself; in person; by oneself
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
settlement; solution; resolution
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
excellent; superb; first-rate
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
perfect; complete; flawless
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
deplorable; alarming; grievous; lamentable
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public offering (of securities); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
transactions; dealings; business
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
executive meeting; meeting of the board of directors
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
something like ...; something called ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent