hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
business rival; professional jealousy
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
district; section; sector
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
first generation; founder
bureau director; office chief
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
long talk; long-winded speech
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
resignation (from a position)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
survival; survivor; relic
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
incident; affair; happening; event
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
remaining silent; keeping secret
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to understand; to make out
puffing (e.g. cigarette smoke); bobbing (to the surface); floating lightly