disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
penalty for contract breach
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
depending on; dependent on
sharing; division; draw; tie
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
within; inside of; less than
downgrading; demotion; degradation; lowering of position (or rank, etc.)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
number of times; frequency; count
but; however; provided that
continuation; succession; series
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
duty; obligation; responsibility
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
tedious; boring; being fed up with
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
writing; composition; essay; sentence
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
(written) contract; agreement
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
punishment; penalty; penal regulations; penal code
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building