to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
association; society; organization; organisation
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
dyeing; staining; dyed colour (color)
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
society; public; community; social studies
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
power; authority; jurisdiction
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
I see; that's right; indeed
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement