public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
government office; public office
harmful animal; pest; vermin
self-torturing; masochistic
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
black lustre; black luster
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
trusting too much; overestimating ability
Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
around the world; throughout the world
countries; (various) nations
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
administrator; director; commissioner
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
extermination (of pests); eradication; stamping out (e.g. a social evil)
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
mountain road; mountain trail
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; amber; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
reddish-brown; yellowish-brown; persimmon color
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal