post; official position; managerial position; executive position
certainly; surely; definitely
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
landing; alighting; touch down
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
no vacancy; full occupancy
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
endless; boundless; everlasting