staff member; station employee; official
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to rush over; to run up to
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
curtain; hanging; bunting
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
arm disability; someone with disabled arms
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
government office; public office
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish