to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
commodore; brigadier general
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
transport aircraft; transport plane
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
right in the center (centre)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
General Staff Headquarters
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
power; might; authority; influence
town; city; municipal; urban
to scatter away; to vanish
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
going through; going via; going by way of
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction