pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
secret; private; surreptitious
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
our country; our land; one's own country
conference room; council room
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to hand over; to surrender
popular name; common name; given name
correction; revision; amendment
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
prescribed form (of writing); format
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
good family; respectable family; decent family
sons and daughters; children; girl
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
influential person; man of importance
kindness; intimacy; friendship
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
examination results; test result; test outcome
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to indicate; to show; to point to