demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
military affairs; military service
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
military force; military strength
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
place; room; margin; scope
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one's share; one's portion
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
supply; provision; raising; procurement
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
at that time; in those days
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility