approval; license; licence; permission
due form; official; formality
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
one thin flat object; one sheet
document; official papers
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
expulsion; excommunication
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
heart; guts; nerve; central part
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
the same as always; day after day
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
picking; collecting; harvesting
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
memory; sense; experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded