sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
finding employment; getting a job
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
study; research; investigation
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
irritation; annoyance; frustration
self-control; self-restraint
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
sales; selling; marketing
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
clothier; Western clothes' shop
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death