steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
piling up; multiple layers
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
mushroom cut; bowl cut; moptop
what do you want?; can I help you?
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
government body; government agency
amount of material resources
systematic; organized; organizational
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
long military service; having experienced many battles
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
security firm; security company
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself