I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
care; precaution; guarding; caution
the way one works; one's working manner
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
what sort of; what kind of; what way
military affairs; military service
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
absence; disregard; indifference
failure; mistake; blunder
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
minister (of a government department)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
accomplishment; realization; attainment; penetration; pervasion
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to add (to); to add on; to append
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)