to stop talking; to break off; to pause
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
government office; agency; board
secretary (government); director; chief
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
like this; this sort; this way
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to repair again; to join again
one's post; place of work; workplace
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
recommendation; referral; endorsement
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
none other than; ... himself; ... herself
at that time; in those days
ability; capability; skill
evident; plain; distinct; clear
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
valuation basis; appraisal standard
employment position or rank
successive generations; successive emperors
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)