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tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling

1

crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally

1

day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day

1

state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome

1

to wipe; to dry

1

to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

4

chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)

4

Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)

1

learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

1

power; authority; jurisdiction

1

use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)

1

operation (of a machine, factory, fishing boat, etc.); work

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden

1

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

1

greedy

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

steadily

1

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

1

secretary-general; director-general; executive director; executive secretary

2

distribution; allotment

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

3

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

1

length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases

1

sweetheart; person in one's thoughts (heart)

1

unanimity

1

assembly hall; the House

1

representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

1

recommendation; referral; endorsement

1

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

1

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

2

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

1

conference room; place of assembly

1

extremely

2

adjournment

1

(teacher's) platform; podium; dais

1

falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

2

title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank

1

presence; dignity

1

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

1

New World (esp. the Americas, but also Australasia); new world

1

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

1