one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
should; must; -able; probably; likely
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
how many years; how long; what year
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
please (give me); please (do for me)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
smuggling; contraband trade
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
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it