to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
accrued benefit; retirement benefits; post-employment benefits
government worker; public servant; civil servant
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
possible; likely; probable
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
working; being employed; being hired
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
imagination; supposition; guess
scale; scope; plan; structure
several years; a few years
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
such; like that; that sort of; very
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
finding employment; getting a job
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
big corporation; major firm; leading company
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
national pension; government pension system
receiving payments (pension, ration)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
itemization (of expenses); the items; breakdown; classification
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
self-help efforts; independent efforts; self-supporting endeavor
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.