company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
normal duties; (one's) regular work
supervised; under surveillance
admission (e.g. to a training institution, research establishment, social welfare facility, etc.); entrance; imprisonment; internment; confinement
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
toxin; poisonous substance
to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live
light; easy; non-serious; minor
around the clock; day and night
unique; individual; original; unusual
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
in accordance with; according to
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing