suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
rank-and-file member of staff; ordinary employee; low-grade employee
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
a wise man keeps some of his talents in reserve; one shouldn't show off; the person who knows most often says least; (lit.) a skilled hawk hides its talons
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
good person; virtuous person
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
bureau director; office chief
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
public relations; client liaison; client relations
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
interruption; suspension; break
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
materials; data; document
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high