confidence; trust; faith; credit
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
standing; regular; permanent
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill
thousands; several thousand
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
care; precaution; guarding; caution
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
yourself; himself; herself
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
3000; three thousand; many
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to rest one's chin in one's hands