drawing room; study; writing alcove; publishing house
(how) many times; (how) often
going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)
administrative; executive
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
opportunity to show off; showplace
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
original document (not a copy or adaptation); book in its original language (esp. a European language)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
as necessary; if necessary; as the need arises; as occasion demands; where appropriate
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
otherwise; if not; or else
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
business discussion; negotiation; frank discussion
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
marriage proposal; marriage talks
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic