burlesque; low comedy; farce
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
defence forces; defence corps
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to say; to be pleased to say
to let out a cry; to break forth
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
dismissal (from a position); discharge
accident; emergency; calamity
one's last resort; trump card; treasured family sword
(historical) army base; navy base
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
secretary; councillor; councilor
government service; official position; civil service
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
convenient; expedient; makeshift
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally; reflexive (in grammar)
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
source of river; fountainhead
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family