lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
ratio; proportion; percentage
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
to be enchanted; to be charmed
to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
wages; pay; rental payment
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
high and low (social standing)
to become clear; to be made public
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
subversion (of the state)
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
cut; reduction; curtailment
change; transformation; inversion
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
relatively; comparatively
scholarly; scholastic; academic
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep