notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
bureau director; office chief
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to boast; to brag; to feign ignorance; to pretend not to know; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
specialization; specialisation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
planning stage; planning stages
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
the other day; a few days ago
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
being actualized; becoming apparent; becoming tangible; surfacing; manifesting
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)