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1 salaried class

1 to hire at a high salary

1 leave of absence without pay

1 lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

1 lit. to put a fire under a pile of firewood (idiom)

2 fig. hidden danger

3 imminent danger

1 to add fuel to the flames

1 to take drastic measures to deal with a situation

2 to pull the carpet from under sb

1 lit. to bend the chimney and remove the firewood (to prevent fire) (idiom)

2 fig. to take preventive measures

1 lit. a cup of water on a burning cart of firewood (idiom); fig. an utterly inadequate measure

1 leave of absence without pay (Tw)

1 policy of high pay to discourage corruption

1 to receive a raise in salary

1 firewood

1 daily wage

1 lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action

1 weekly salary

1 to pay wages or salary

1 high salary, generous remuneration

1 paid leave