secretariat; executive office
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
rationality; reasonableness
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
pride; boast; credit (to)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to risk one's life (to do); to put one's life on the line; to step forward (to do); to give one's all
(for) how many days; what day (of the month)
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to keep (a person) waiting
hostility; antagonism; opposition
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
one machine; one aircraft; one life
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
to be worn down; to be reduced
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
at the last moment; this late in the game
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression