administration; governance; the authorities; authority
government worker; public servant; civil servant
(enter into, be in) a state of war
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to run around; to bustle about
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
central part; heart (of a city)
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
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
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
armed group; armed insurgents
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
dreadnought class (of warship)
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
chief secretary (usu. of a party); secretary-general
tall figure; high stature
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
suited figure; person in a suit
to be conspicuous; to stand out
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
existence; possession; having; limited company
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving