bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
neglect (dereliction) of duty; negligence
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
social; societal; societary
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
superstition; superstitious belief
results; record; grades; marks
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
marking; grading; scoring
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
light color; light colour
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit