novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
counterintelligence; counterespionage
conference room; council room
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
very busy (person or thing)
these guys; these fellows
long ago; previous; of a former age
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
related to; in relation to
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
interference; meddling; butting in
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
intention; idea; inclination; wish
holding a position of responsibility
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
to disperse; to take a castle
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness