consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
one's class (and legal domicile)
originally; by nature; from the start
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
antiquity; the previous era
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
common people; ordinary people; masses
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
registration; accession; register; entry; record
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
every single word and phrase; word by word
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to write down; to record; to register
one's own handwriting; autograph
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
with a click; with a snap
writing; composition; essay; sentence
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate