to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
job; work; duties; trade; skill
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to take a big bite; to take the best part; to steal all the good parts; to steal the show
to smear all over; to slather on; to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly; to bedaub (with paint)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
literally; to the letter; literal
to thrust away; to send flying
curse; spell; malediction
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
speaking voice; talking voice
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
finishing blow; coup de grâce