lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
conservativeness; conservatism; regression; retrogression; unadventurousness
dilly-dallying and temporizing (temporising)
enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
resolute; determined; bold
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
this for sure; certainly is
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
high-ranking officials; ministers; ladies and gentlemen; everyone
government sources; official quarters
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
expatiation; enlargement (e.g. on a point); elaboration; clear explanation; paraphrasing
examination; investigation; prosecution
strength; power; proficiency; ability
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
judicial power; jurisdiction
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
change in the law; legal reform
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear