to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
error; mistake; slip; bug
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
kitchen; financial situation; finances
clerk; office worker; office staff
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
communications (e.g. post, telegraph); Ministry of Communications and Transportation (dissolved in 1949)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to differ (in); to have different ...; to be different (in terms of ...)
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
government official; public servant; civil servant
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
difficult to ...; hard to ...
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
creche; day nursery; day-care center
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
supply; provision; service; supply
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
drying place; drying ground
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)