he; she; that person; (arch.) you
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
(necessary) personnel; required person
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
division of labor; division of labour; specialization; specialisation; assembly-line production
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
past misdeeds; old crimes
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
(find) common (meeting) ground
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
jam-packed; packed in like sardines
appearance; air; condition; state; form
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
oppression; suppression; pressure
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
source of river; fountainhead
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
awareness of the issues; (having a) critical mind; concerns
creative power; creativity
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
creation; Creation (by God)
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
to lay aside; to set aside