ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
negotiations; discussions; connection
government service; the bureaucracy
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to order; to command; to appoint
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
don't you think?; indicates question
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
headquarters; head office; main office
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all