top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
home area; home town; local
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
possible; likely; probable
speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression
very much; exceedingly; extremely
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
trouble; bother; annoyance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
business; errand; nature of one's business
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
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
gentle; quiet; demure; sober; mild-mannered; meek
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
along; parallel to; in accordance with
two times; twice; two degrees
narrow; thin (sized); slender
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
historical play; period drama