eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
application; request; petition
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
as (for); for; in the capacity of
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
debt; liabilities; obligation to a person or party (usu. legal or contractual)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
formulation (of a plan, policy, etc.); decision; settling on
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
review; reconsideration; revision
property; fortune; means; assets
exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
administrator; director; commissioner
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
chief operating officer; COO
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
expression; look; countenance; face
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)