speaking tube; voice pipe
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
section manager; section chief
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
in the course of one's duties
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
towering; astonishingly high
white (complexion); fair-skinned
ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
several sheets (flat objects)
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
curious; strange; unusual
prescribed form (of writing); format
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
reorganization (e.g. of a company); reorganisation; consolidation; scrap-and-build
report; notification; registration
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
nasal pattern (used for identification); nose print
bureaucratic routine; red tape
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
public institution; public organization; official body