obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
but; however; provided that
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
very much; exceedingly; extremely
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
right (to do something); authority; power
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
all parts; various parts; every department
number of persons; personnel
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
number; number plate; license plate
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
under-the-table payoff; offer of an illegal profit
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
decrease; reduction; decline
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
large tree; big tree; huge tree
invisibly; secretly; privately
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)