principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
maid; helper; help; assistance
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
second (unit of time); arc second
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
specialization; specialisation
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
of course; certainly; naturally
expression; look; countenance; face
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
complicated and mysterious
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of