unofficial report; confidential report
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
estimate (of costs); budget
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
clear; precise; definite; distinct
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
machine parts; machinery; equipment
application; request; petition
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
weather forecast; weather report
cancelled because of rain; wash out
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
outcast; odd man out; pariah
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
dictatorship; despotic government