subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
company president; manager; director
section manager; section chief
direct control; direct supervision
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to stare back (at); to glare back
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
godsend; gift from providence
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
be (that) as it may; having said that
directions; instructions; orders; command
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to step forward; to take a step forward
emission; release; radiation; release (of goods, a player from a team, etc.)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up