top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(social) position; status
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
job; work; duties; trade; skill
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to live; to make a living; to get on with
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
power; authority; influence
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
meaning; significance; sense
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
settlement; solution; resolution
to be worried; to be troubled
to be surprised; to be astonished
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be annoying; to be troublesome
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
serious; not joking; straight
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to pass (of time); to elapse
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?