classification; categorization; sorting
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
rear-service duty; duty away from the front lines; logistics and support duty (behind the combat zone)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
commander; commanding officer; CO
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
in the ministry; in the department
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
finance reform; fiscal reconstruction
to be free; to be available
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
be (that) as it may; having said that
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
to be affected by another's misfortune; to get caught up in trouble not of one's own making
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to order; to command; to appoint
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone