teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
countermeasure; counter-measure
call; summons; convening; convocation
board or officer's meeting
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
receiving; acceptance; reception
supply; provision; raising; procurement
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to bring; to take; to bring about
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
price; cost; value; worth; value
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
decisive battle of brief duration
state of the war; war situation
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
program (e.g. TV); programme
announcement of time; time signal; news report; newsletter
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement