elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
remote control; remote operation
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be photographed; to be projected
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
absolute basics; very rudiments
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
first meeting; first interview with
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
Assistant Vice-Minister; Deputy Director-General; Councillor
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
price; cost; value; worth; value
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement