to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
by your leave; with your permission
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
throughput; processing power
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
allotment (allocation) of marks
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
ordinary person; unenlightened person
himself; yourself; herself
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to be sacked; to be dismissed
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to underrate; to make light of
it is certain true that ... (but); you can't argue that it's not ... (but)
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
brawl outside the stadium; fighting outside ring (wrestling); ring-side battle; verbal fight via the media
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession