(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
worry; mental agony; heartache
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
getting nowhere; becoming uncontrollable; getting out of hand; remaining unsatisfied
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
having lost face; in a bind
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
monetary tightening; credit squeeze; credit crunch
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
interference; meddling; butting in
trustee; receiver; administrator
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
one's company; company one works for; in-house; belonging to the company
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
aggravated breach of trust
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open