Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
successor; replacement; second wife
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
enemy movements; enemy's position
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
recoilless rifle; recoilless gun
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
cohabiting but living in different worlds
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
clear; precise; definite; distinct
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
establishment; settlement
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
having said that; be that as it may
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
carving; engraving; sculpture
giga-; 10^9; gigabyte; GB; data traffic (esp. on mobile phone)
capacity; volume; capacitance
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
man; male; masculine gender
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
way of talking; speaking style
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet