ministries and government offices; the authorities
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
government worker; public servant; civil servant
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
(enter into, be in) a state of war
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to run around; to bustle about
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
central part; heart (of a city)
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
headquarters; head office; main office
interior; inside; internal
conference room; council room
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to show up; to appear; to turn up
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader