grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
annual average; annual mean
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
serious condition; critical condition
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
random; unintentional; unintended
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
signature; register; to put one's name on; to sign; stamped name; typed name
number of votes obtained (polled)
in order; sequential; seriatim
election campaign strategy; election tactics
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
conference room; council room
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
threefold; folded in three
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
providence; luck; favor; favour; advantage
ballot paper; voting paper
general election (of the lower house)
candidate (for an election)
like he said; same for me; ditto
absentee ballot; absentee voting