telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
municipal office; council; city hall
political measures; policy
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
complete change; about-face
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
function; facility; faculty; feature
seeing one off; farewell; escort
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
your company; your shrine
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
private affairs; personal matter
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
genuine; authentic; true; real
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
whole company; all the companies
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to need; to call for; to require
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady