director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
one thin flat object; one sheet
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
official divorce registration papers
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
this and that; one thing or another
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
right; correct; proper; righteous; just