almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
employment of workers through personal connections; hiring through personal connections; nepotism
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be worried; to be troubled
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
meritocracy; merit system
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
appointment; assignment; promotion
political measures; policy
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
system; institution; organization; organisation
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
monetary; financial; pecuniary
higher education; tertiary education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
something like ...; something called ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
retention; maintenance; preservation