one bow; one salute; one greeting
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
from the viewpoint of; according to
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to quit one's job; to resign
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
price offered; offering price
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
hating; strongly disliking
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)