to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
storehouse; warehouse; godown
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
racial discrimination; racism
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
government body; government agency
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
above-ground floor; ground floor
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion
to overdo; to do too much
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
advisory committee (council, panel)
as; because; with; due to
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
computer (person who makes calculations)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to employ; to hire; to charter
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion