office hours; business hours; working hours
settlement; solution; resolution
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
bureau director; office chief
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
true state; actual condition; reality
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
senior superintendent; police inspector
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
chief (of police); head (of office)
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
central government office; head office; this office
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
woman; female; feminine gender
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
police officer; policeman; policewoman
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
you could say that; that might be so
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate