(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
in an easy-to-understand manner; in a very kind and detailed way
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
how many people; a number of people
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
number of persons; personnel
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
region; limits; stage; level
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
perfect; complete; flawless
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
starting line; starting point
sense of values; values; value system
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
organ (of body, plant, etc.)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to pass (of time); to elapse
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife