one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
one-by-one; separately; in detail
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
going into battle; departure for the front
determination; esprit de corps
to expect; to hope for; to look forward to; to resolve (to do); to decide upon; to prepare for
instruction; direction; briefing
offender; transgressor; violator
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
failure; mistake; blunder
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to go easy on somebody; to be easygoing; to be lenient
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
financial world; business circles
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation