to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
telephone number; phone number
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Cabinet Information Research Office
cabinet (of a government); ministry
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
previously presented; already shown; previously posed (exam question); aforementioned
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
yes and no; for and against
disputed territory; conflict area
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
defense capability (defence)
as much as one can; as much as possible
control; management (e.g. of a business)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
period from midnight until the early morning; around 4am
at least; at most; (even) just
general idea; concept; notion
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)