to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
classified document; confidential document
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
the present time; new; recent
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
relation; connection; relevance
and; thereupon; because of that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
story; tale; talk; discussion
viewer; (television) audience
student (esp. a university student)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
historic; historical; traditional
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
the same age; same period
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
notice; attention; observation
to gather; to collect; to assemble
way; method; means; resource; course
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)