aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to rattle; to be bumpy; to be shaky; to be unsteady
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
consultative body; advisory committee; advisory organ
supreme command; high command
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
ratification; confirmation
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
not necessarily so; is not always true
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
suicidal tendency; suicidal wish
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
treating someone like a child
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
enough; too many; too much
wintertime; winter season
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
steady advance; carrying all before one
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to make a dent in one's purse; to have to pay out of one's own pocket
Chicago School (of economics)