research office; research division; inquiry section
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
discussion; debate; argument
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
old badger; veteran; oldtimer; schemer; old fox
to take (be in) charge of
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
watchful waiting; careful supervision
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
liaison group; liaison committee; liaison council
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
advisory level; warning level
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
National Security Council
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to eagerly look forward to
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to say no more; to sink into silence