appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
in one's own way or style
because of; owing to; due to
to take a breath; to take a short rest
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly