card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
same; similar; (just) like; equal
enterprise; business; company; corporation
consultation; discussion; conference; collusion; bid-rigging
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
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
suggestion; hint; implication
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
vertically segmented administrative system; overcompartmentalized bureaucracy; system in which interministerial rivalry diminishes overall efficiency; (bureaucratic) sectionalism; interministerial rivalry; bureaucratic fiefdoms
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
point in question (at issue)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
dividing vertically; vertical split; top-to-bottom sectioning; division into sections; splitting lengthwise
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
in comparison to; rather than
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to take a firm stand; to argue about
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
topic of discussion; agenda
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity