disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
at the meeting; on the occasion
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
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
administrative; executive
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
7th day of the month; seven days
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
addition; appendix; note; supplement
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
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
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 (handling, language, etc.); 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; to make an apology
manners; customs; public morals; sex service; sex industry