treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
healthy; sound; wholesome
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
in succession; one after another
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
heaven and earth; top and bottom
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
polite; respectful; reverent