government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
commander; general; leader
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to concern; to be related
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
inspection; audit; judgement; judgment
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
final; eventual; ultimate
success or failure; outcome; result
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
revision; amendment; alteration
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
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monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
is something that; is that which
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual