sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
government office; public office
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
successor; replacement; second wife
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to have the privilege of doing
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to call (someone) to come; to call for; to summon; to always call (someone by a name); to become used to calling
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to ascertain; to confirm; to verify; to make sure of
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
of course; certainly; naturally
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
equality; impartiality; evenness