where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
assistance; backing; reinforcements
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
defense; defence; protection
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
different opinion; objection
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
state of the war; war situation
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
business; work; operations; service; duties
hostile nature; inimical character