organs of the state; machinery of the state
estimate (of costs); budget
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
increase (in an amount of money)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
tool; implement; means; furniture
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
like this; in this way; as you see
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
to go out and away; to leave
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
for this very reason; that is exactly why
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
without permission; without notice
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
older sister and younger brother
to place in a row; to line up; to range in order; to list one after another (e.g. excuses, reasons, complaints); to rattle off (e.g. lies, compliments); to reel off
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up