inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
tension; mental strain; nervousness
receiving; acceptance; reception
topic of discussion; agenda
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
medical practitioner's law
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
idealistic thought (argument)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
to state; to express; to mention
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
for today; for the time being
long time; long interval; for quite some time
overhear; happened to hear that
ago; since; before; previous
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building