sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
maintaining the status quo
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
to be too numerous; to be too much
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
to be kind to; to treat kindly
sympathy; compassion; pity
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
endemic disease; local disease
representative; exemplary; model
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to overcharge; to rip off
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
both hands; both arms; ten
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to be prolonged; to drag on
calamity; disaster; misfortune
enemy territory; hostile place
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
serious; severe; grave; acute