office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
bygones; the past; past event
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(punishment by) striking with fists
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
every person; each one; everybody
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
novice; greenhorn; squirt; worthless person
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
second-year student; biennial
to put up (a notice); to post
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
continuation; succession; series
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
pupil; student; schoolchild
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)