to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
offense and defense; offence and defence
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
pregnancy; conception; gestation
time; season; period; phase; stage
business trip; official trip
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
that's a different matter; that's a different story
lifetime employment; permanent employment
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
company; corporation; workplace
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business