at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
wherein; therein; thereinto
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
three; three years of age
the first and second; a few
maintenance; preservation; improvement
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
legal; lawful; legitimate
such; like that; that sort of; very
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
duty; obligation; responsibility
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
healthy; sound; wholesome
management; administration; operation
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
international community; international society; the world
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter
lower branch (of an organization); subordinate organization; substructure
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery
black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful