office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
government service; the bureaucracy
to keep away; to keep at a distance
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
death from disease; death from illness
stigmatized property; real estate where a crime, death, etc. has occurred
section manager; section chief
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
scrubbing and washing; kitchen work
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
distrust; unjust suspicion
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
political measures; policy
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone