number of persons; personnel
establishment; settlement
ambitious; motivated; willful
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
human resources; man-power resources
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
well-known; noted; celebrated
be (that) as it may; having said that
lightly; easily; carelessly
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be broad-minded enough to associate with various types of people; to possess a capacious mind
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to concern; to be related
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
inside one's heart; in one's mind
clear solution; clean decision
intelligence gathering; information gathering
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
transfer of permanent domicile (as recorded in the family register); transfer of school register
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office