(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
real situations; personal consideration; private circumstances; favoritism; favouritism
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
bureau director; office chief
scandal; deplorable event
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
of course; certainly; naturally
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
postponement; deferment; adjournment
that; the matter in question
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
make no progress; remain unsettled
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fourth day of the month; four days
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
lost article; something forgotten
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
remedy for a cold; cold medicine