to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
democratic nation; democratic country
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
information discovery; disclosure of information
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
preservation; retainment; keeping
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
human relations; personal relationships
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
notice; attention; observation
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
simple and clear; plain and simple
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
support; backing; patronage
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties