engineer; technical officer
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell (on someone); to report; to often say; to be used to saying
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
to get dead drunk; to get blind drunk
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
risky; dangerous; insecure
directly opposite; right in front
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed