top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
at the last moment; this late in the game
fuck you!; don't fuck with me!; don't fuck around!; don't be a screw off!
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
came here; coming here; recently
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
for the first time in one's life
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to blow off; to be blown off
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be too late; to be too slow
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience