Als

creek, drainage channel

Abteilungsleiter

manager (of a department)

immer

1. always
2. always
3. always
4. to a greater degree over time, more and more
5. (colloquial) used to emphasize another adverb of time, which itself is stressed

ein

• Num

  1. one
  2. the same

• Article
• Adv
• Adj

offenes Ohr

sympathetic ear

für

1. for
2. in favor of, in support of
3. by the standards of
4. on behalf of
5. kind / type of
6. (informal) instead of
7. (colloquial) in order to (with zu and infinitive)

Mitarbeiter

1. person who works, together with others, in a particular business or institution; employee
2. collaborator, person who works with others towards a common goal
3. assistant, person who assists another person in a business
4. staff member

haben

1. to have (forms the perfect aspect)
2. to have; to own (to possess, have ownership of; to possess a certain characteristic)
3. to have; to hold (to contain within itself/oneself)
4. to have, get (to obtain, acquire)
5. to get (to receive)
6. to have (to be scheduled to attend)
7. to have (to be afflicted with, suffer from)
8. to contain, be composed of, equal
9. there be, there is, there are
10. (colloquial) to make a fuss
11. (colloquial) to be occupied with, to like, to be into
12. (colloquial) to talk about
13. to have (to do); must (do)