requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
fortifying; fortification
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
material; materials; data; information; documents
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
according to plan; as planned
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
management association (e.g. of a condominium); homeowners association; (condominium) body corporate
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
lightning strike; lightning bolt
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
taking out (e.g. a book from a library); removing (from the premises); borrowing
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
crimping; pressure bonding
alteration; falsification; faking
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
secrecy; highly classified information
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
section manager; section chief
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest