to shake; to sway; to waver
how long; how much; to what extent
presence; sitting with; being with
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
business plan; business schedule; project
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
private; exclusive; secret
nature; property; disposition
outsider; someone outside of a group
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
individual; private person; personal; private
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
different opinion; objection
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
first thing in the morning
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
municipal office; council; city hall
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
tieless; not wearing a tie; open-necked
literally; to the letter; literal
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
newly appointed; inaugural
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)