subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
consultative body; advisory committee; advisory organ
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
estimate (of costs); budget
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
to be surprised; to be astonished
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
holding another position; serving concurrently as; concurrent position
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
that is to say; so that means
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
serious; severe; grave; acute
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take measures (against); to take steps
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
well then ...; in that situation; in which case