excuse me for interrupting you when you are so busy
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
anticipated questions and answers (e.g. for a press conference, interview or oral exam); collection of hypothetical questions and answers
election campaign strategy; election tactics
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body
established (existing) policy (procedure(s))
living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work
public welfare; the people's livelihood
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
unedited remarks; frank opinions
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
remittance; sending money
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
encryption; encipherment; password protection
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement