prosperity; thriving; flourishing
laws and ordinances; acts (of parliament, congress, etc.)
prompt; immediate; in real time
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
official document; archives
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
the said ministry; the same ministry
wall iris; roof iris; Iris tectorum; fleur-de-lis
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
seventh day of the month; seven days
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
addition; appendix; note; supplement
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to fix one's eyes on; to stare intently at; to study carefully (with the eyes)
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
riding in the same car; same car
even if not; even without
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to apologize; to apologise
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask