disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
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
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
how long; how far; how much
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
overseas student; exchange student
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
chairman of (party) policy bureau; policy chief
three highest ranks (wrestling, unions, etc.); three parts; three divisions
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
riskiness; (level of) danger
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; (public) hearing
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on