cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
only recently; just recently; only yesterday
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
question; inquiry; enquiry
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
the other day; a few days ago
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
human resources; man-power resources
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
dealing with; coping with
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy