administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
settlement; solution; resolution
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
government office; public office
to say; to be called; to do
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
fourth day of the month; four days
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
enactment; establishment; creation
present; current; in operation
system; institution; organization; organisation
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...