chief of the general affairs department (bureau); chief of the executive section
estimate (of costs); budget
control; management (e.g. of a business)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
that is to say; so that means
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
two persons; two people; pair; couple
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
why; how; for what reason
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one