order; sequence; procedure
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
power balance; balance of power
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
negotiations; discussions; connection
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
accounting; administration (of money)
secrecy; highly classified information
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
dealing with; coping with
number of persons; personnel
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
employment (long term); hire
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke