(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
caregiver; care worker; carer
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
retiring from military service
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
temporary; transitory; short-lived
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
section manager; section chief
to subsist; to keep on living
know-how; expertise; the ropes; the knack
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
administration (of medicine); giving medication
hibernation; winter sleep; brumation; torpor
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still