duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
leader; authority; mainstay
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
negotiations; discussions; connection
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
tendency; trend; inclination
to repeat; to do something over again
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
first meeting; first interview with
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
right beside; close to; nearby
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
doctor's visit; house call
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance