(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(exercising) the right to command
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
scale; scope; plan; structure
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
in the city; within the city
university hospital; teaching hospital
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
I see; that's right; indeed
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award