to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
I appreciate your efforts
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
public and private; official and personal; government and people
confusion; mixing; merger
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
new graduate; recent graduate
step-up; advance; progress; increase
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
personification; impersonation; embodiment
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
change of occupation; career change
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff