staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
conference room; council room
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
demilitarization; demilitarisation; demilitarized; demilitarised; unarmed
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to be at a loss for words
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to ask; to enquire; to query
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to keep (a person) waiting
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper