yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
extermination; annihilation
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
residence; abode; dwelling
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
head; brains; intellect; understanding
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to collapse into; to flop onto
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
in the morning; during the morning
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
subordination; dependency
cash bonus; reward; bounty
due form; official; formality
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
early detection (of an illness)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up