average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
far right (in politics); extreme right; ultraright
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
new school (of thought, etc.); new drama
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
opposition party; the opposition
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
interior; inside; internal
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
success or failure; outcome; result
regardless of; irrespective of
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
before it happens; beforehand
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)