fluent (in a language); flowing
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
extremely busy; (lit.) wanting even the help of a cat
narrow-mindedness; intolerance; illiberality; narrowness
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
place where one works; construction site; working area
file cabinet; filing cabinet; shelf of documents
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
military authorities; army circles
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
minimum; at the very least
government office; public office
public relations department (section, office)
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to begin talking; to open up
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
enterprise; business; company; corporation
company; corporation; workplace
help; assistance; service
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination