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
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
independent state; independent nation
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
reading aloud; recitation
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
accredited Chinese envoy to neighbouring kingdoms
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
ago; since; before; previous
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely