abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
narrow margin; slim margin
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
traffic; coming and going; highway
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
possession; retention; maintenance
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
deputy head teacher; vice principal
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
resolution; vote; decision
squad leader; group leader; team leader
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
whispering into a person's ear
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to refuse; to decline; to deny
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to laugh away; to laugh off
under the orders of; by order (command)
to kick out (e.g. someone from a house)
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
recovery; rescue; recapture
to sweep away; to wash away; to dredge
to play a part; to get involved; to take a share; to share the burden
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction