bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
power harassment; harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
weird; strange; mysterious
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
newly arrived; newly received
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
discretion; consideration; allowance
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
young person; youth; young
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
connection; linking; linkage; link; liaison; contact
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
one lump; one body; one group
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
giving up; abandoning (hope, plans)
on sale; available (to buy)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to have a narrow escape from death
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable