Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; ESCAP
coast; shore; inshore; coastal waters
outside one's jurisdiction
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
to peel off and fall; to flake away
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
haircut of uniform length
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
to talk to oneself; to mutter
police mobile traffic unit
confronting directly; meeting face-to-face
office job; clerical work
central government ministries and agencies
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
government office; public office
open every day of the year
financials; on the funding (capital) side
increase in activity; activation