person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
important documents; important papers
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
appointed time; timetable; schedule
document; official papers
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
government office; agency; board
my husband; one's family; family member
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
contributor (e.g. to a newspaper); correspondent
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
section manager; section chief
each; (arch.) you (plural)
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
chief (of police); head (of office)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
disaster; calamity; misfortune
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
former years; formerly; a few years ago
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
biological child; one's own child
blood relationship; blood relative