unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
team (of players, athletes); squad; (sports) delegation
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be worried; to be troubled
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
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government office; agency; board
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
(making something a) political issue
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
resignation (from a position)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
business in the Diet; managing Diet affairs
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number