exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
parliamentarian; member of a congress
ingratitude; thanklessness
egoism; egotism; selfishness
letter; missive; note; mail
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
dishonesty; untruthfulness
moron; idiot; stupid person
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
to throw away; to abandon
prudence; discretion; thought
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
pride; boast; credit (to)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
taking into consideration; making allowances
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to apologize; to apologise
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
charity; almsgiving; dispensation
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
government service; the bureaucracy
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
job; work; duties; trade; skill
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
opportunity; chance; time; occasion