public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
so what!; who gives a damn?
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
polite; courteous; hospitable
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
it is I who should say so
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
concession; conciliation; compromise
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to quit one's job; to resign
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
pointing out; identification
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain