government worker; public servant; civil servant
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
go that far; to that extent
belief; faith; conviction
I see; that's right; indeed
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
stale; hackneyed; cliched
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
very busy (person or thing)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
in this way; thus; such; uh...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else