prime minister; premier; chancellor
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
being very busy; busyness
because of; owing to; due to
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
first meeting; first interview with
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
imperial court; royal court
to put up (a notice); to post
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
lecture attendance; auditing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
estimate (of costs); budget
outside of; not covered by
to gather; to collect; to assemble
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking