just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
relatively; comparatively
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
vice-minister; undersecretary
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
nothing but; none other than
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
state resident; people of a state
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
sudden; lightning; immediate; shocking
leader; central personage
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
central government ministries and agencies
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
ministries and government offices; the authorities
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
head over heels; headlong; head first