to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
metre; meter; meter; gauge
how many people; a number of people
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to name; to call; to christen; to term
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
different opinion; objection
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
covering; protection; backing; relief
detour; circumvention; turning movement
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest