unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
secret accounts; unauthorized accounting; under-the-counter accounting
client list; customer list
written request; request for ...; application for ...
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
treatment (of a person); dealing with
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
head of a sleeping person
to return evil for good; to return a favour with spite (favor)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
the last moment; the very end
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to practice magic; to practise magic
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
mobilization; mobilisation
8000; eight thousand; many
national defence; national defense
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to appreciate; to be thankful
financial power; financial means; wealth
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
collective responsibility; joint liability
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
never mind!; don't worry about it
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)