betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
attraction; lure; invitation
political measures; policy
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
squad; section; (naval) division; detachment
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
estimate (of costs); budget
increase (in an amount of money)
application; request; petition
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
majority group (party, faction)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); nuisance; something in the way
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
plan; measure; means; scheme; policy
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to lay aside; to set aside
document case; letter tray
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
tedious; boring; being fed up with
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
case worker; case officer
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
chief; main; principal; important
to complete decisively; to do to completion
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time