merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to knock back; to strike back; to beat in revenge
world; society; people; the public
general public; the masses
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
attack; drive; advance; invasion
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
discarding; firing (an employee)
to make one's own; to take possession of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing