bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
institutions bequeathed from the past
cannot be helped; unavoidable
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
deductive reasoning; deduction
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
censorship; inspection; examination
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
section; cross section; profile
axle; pivot; center (of power, activity); central point; the Axis (WWII alliance)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
solitary castle; isolated castle
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
responsibility; duty; obligation
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; second marriage; remarriage
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation; demagogy; demagoguery
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)