troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
right (to do something); authority; power
transfer; assignment; conveyance
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
power of recovery; ability to recuperate; resilience
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
offering a full report to a superior
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to blame; to find fault with
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
short distance; short range; short-haul
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to stick it out (until the end)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores