(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
very loose; slowly; leisurely
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to yield to temptation; to succumb
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
meal set before one; women's advances
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to turn something (forcefully)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
hyperventilation; overbreathing; hyperpnea; overventilation
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to develop into a serious incident
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to manage something successfully; to be successful
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
national defence; national defense