self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
race (of people); type of person
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
cookie; biscuit; cookie; browser cookie
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to discuss; to talk together
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
power; authority; jurisdiction
staying behind; remaining; residual
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
nothing but; none other than
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
recommendation; referral; endorsement
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
derailment; digression; deviation
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient