to fold up; to fold into layers
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
hieroglyph; hieroglyphic character
leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
all the papers (documents) relating to a case; dossier
to be absorbed in reading
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
thrift; economy; frugality
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
exemplification; good example; case in point
a long time ago; long before now
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
instability; insecurity; crankiness
string instrument; stringed instrument
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
research; investigation; enquiry; inquiry; study
special committee; ad hoc committee
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
at the meeting; on the occasion