staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
personal (employee); employed; retained
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sixth day of the month; six days
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
covered in mud; mud-caked
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
business trip; official trip
under the orders of; by order (command)
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
ninth day of the month; nine days
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)