(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
slowly and quietly; smoothly
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
few decades; many decades; several decades
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
even if; even though; however; no matter how
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy