filthy; dirty (looking); drab
troops; group members; team members
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
national defence; national defense
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
offence; offense; hindrance
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
to be filled to bursting; to burst
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
society; company; the public; the world
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
power relations; balance of power (between)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
being quick-eared; having sharp ears; being first to know about something
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties