older employee who does not have much actual work
up until now; as recently as the present
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
to name; to call; to christen; to term
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
plural; multiple; plural (number)
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
seniority by length of service
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
to rip (someone) off; to overcharge; to ask a high price
solution; solution strategy
to knock down; to knock off
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using