to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
civilized person; civilized people
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to step firmly; to harden by treading
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
firm promise; definite promise
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
exemption; exoneration; discharge
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
estimate (of costs); budget
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
force reduction; troop reduction
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations