major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
in the ministry; in the department
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
to be free; to be available
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
be (that) as it may; having said that
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to order; to command; to appoint
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful