to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
strict order; peremptory command
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
one meal; one meal (a day)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
secretary (government); director; chief
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
putting into operation; invocation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
situation report; status report; progress report
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
defense; defence; defensive preparations
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low